COMPARING TWO PLACES
Liberty vs Brookhaven
PLACE A
Liberty, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
Liberty is 60% smaller than Brookhaven. Brookhaven earns more, with a median household income $48,836 higher.
LIBERTYBROOKHAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population3,3448,362−60% vs Brookhaven
Population density6904,896−4,206
Population growth3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
Median age39.343.7−4.4
Male49.7%50.5%−0.8 pts
Female50.3%49.5%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.5%3.3%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.2%88.5%−17.3 pts
Black12.5%6.3%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%2.0%+7.5 pts
Asian1.5%0.3%+1.2 pts
Other5.3%2.8%+2.5 pts
Median household income$42,206$91,042−$48,836
Per capita income$25,638$45,953−$20,315
Poverty rate21.5%4.1%+17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.345+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%33.0%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree5.6%15.4%−9.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation57.4%70.3%−12.9 pts
Median home value$174,300$284,700−$110,400
Median gross rent$687$1,487−$800
Owner-occupied78.8%84.9%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%4.0%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.1%42.7%−2.6 pts
Average commute25.427.2−1.8
Worked from home6.8%12.0%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%3.1%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025