COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cove vs Liberty
PLACE A
Cove, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Liberty, South Carolina
Cove is 82% smaller than Liberty. Cove earns more, with a median household income $40,294 higher. Cove has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 3%).
COVELIBERTYDIFFERENCE
Total population6103,344−82% vs Liberty
Population density759690+69
Population growth12.3%3.0%+9.4 pts
Median age47.639.3+8.3
Male48.8%49.7%−0.8 pts
Female51.2%50.3%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.5%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%71.2%+20.1 pts
Black0.2%12.5%−12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%9.5%−8.0 pts
Asian0.2%1.5%−1.3 pts
Other6.9%5.3%+1.6 pts
Median household income$82,500$42,206+$40,294
Per capita income$90,014$25,638+$64,376
Poverty rate12.7%21.5%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6900.399+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%19.2%+15.3 pts
Graduate degree9.9%5.6%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%2.1%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation37.7%57.4%−19.7 pts
Median home value$328,000$174,300+$153,700
Median gross rent$1,390$687+$703
Owner-occupied71.1%78.8%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households55.6%40.1%+15.5 pts
Average commute24.225.4−1.2
Worked from home6.1%6.8%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.7%7.3%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025