CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Liberty City

Texas · 1,600 residents · 6.09 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Liberty City is a city of 1,600 people in Texas. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $59,700. There are 335 fewer people here than in 2000. That is roughly 17% ahead of the Texas median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,600

−17%vs 2000

vs 1,935 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(154)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(160)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(60)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(177)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4421.9%(350)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(188)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(121)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,607

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,390

−44%vs 2000

vs $20,443 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,700

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$486

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $576 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.4%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

16.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(1,781)

Black4.3%(83)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(52)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(1,578)

Black1%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(49)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(16)

Ancestry

American28.5%(754)

Irish19.4%(514)

English17%(450)

German9.8%(260)

Scottish5.7%(152)

Hungarian5.7%(150)

Italian5.1%(136)

French4.2%(111)

British2.1%(56)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(39)

Czech0.9%(25)

Swedish0.5%(12)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married24.2%(242)

Married62.7%(627)

Widowed3.2%(32)

Divorced9.9%(99)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(296)

Married50.4%(525)

Widowed8.7%(91)

Divorced12.5%(130)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% 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)11.9%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era65.5%(127)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper