CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Liberty

New York · 4,128 residents · 2.62 sq mi

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Liberty is home to 4,128 people in New York. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New York median by roughly 27%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. The median household earns $24,145, about 20% below the national median. The typical home is worth $84,200.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,128

+4%vs 2000

vs 3,975 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.8%(445)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(251)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(252)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(210)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(247)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(675)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(528)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(430)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(345)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(287)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(288)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.1%(170)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,145

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,903 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,558

−40%vs 2000

vs $19,180 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,200

+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$473

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $458 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.1%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.1% in 2000

52.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.1%(2,746)

Black13.1%(521)

Hispanic / Latino14.2%(565)

Asian1.9%(77)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.3%(3,399)

Black12.3%(506)

Hispanic / Latino9.1%(374)

Asian1.6%(65)

Other3.8%(158)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American31.9%(1,638)

Honduran22.3%(1,145)

Puerto Rican8%(412)

Mexican6.4%(327)

Guatemalan4.6%(234)

Salvadoran4.4%(226)

Dominican3.6%(185)

Cuban1.2%(62)

South American1.2%(62)

Ecuadorian0.9%(46)

Nicaraguan0.6%(33)

Colombian0.3%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(14)

Chinese0.2%(8)

Bangladeshi0.1%(6)

Taiwanese0%(2)

Ancestry

German11.5%(589)

Irish11.1%(573)

Swiss5.9%(305)

Italian3.6%(187)

American3.4%(173)

English2.4%(124)

Polish2.3%(118)

Scottish1.8%(90)

Greek1.4%(72)

Brazilian0.9%(47)

Canadian0.9%(46)

Dutch0.7%(36)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(33)

French Canadian0.5%(27)

Russian0.4%(23)

Ukrainian0.4%(22)

Welsh0.3%(17)

Austrian0.2%(12)

Hungarian0.2%(12)

Arab0.2%(11)

Moroccan0.2%(11)

Czech0.2%(10)

Swedish0.2%(9)

Latvian0.1%(6)

French0.1%(5)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

−12%vs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.7%(860)

Married48.4%(931)

Widowed1.9%(37)

Divorced5%(97)

Women 15+

Never married31.7%(605)

Married48.5%(924)

Widowed5.9%(112)

Divorced13.9%(265)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 23.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.0%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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