Liberty is home to 5,142 people in New York. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. 38% of residents were born outside the United States. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. The typical home is worth $181,900, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,913, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Liberty
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.1% → 54.4%(+45.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share76.7% → 38.2%(−38.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants47.1% → 36.8%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Liberty's population equals 6.4% of Sullivan County's. Its number of households without a car equals 16% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 19% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)46.9%(134)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era4.2%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 286 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Liberty, decade by decade
Liberty population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,128
$57,950
$202,086
18.4%
49.0
2000
3,975
$50,830
$140,632
19.0%
60.6
2010
4,392
$33,696
$200,968
15.2%
74.0
2020
4,700
$38,316
$123,749
14.5%
80.0
2024
5,142
$64,913
$181,900
15.9%
69.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
