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Liberty County

Georgia · 70,313 residents (2025 est.) · 516 sq mi
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With 67,397 people, Liberty County is a county in Georgia. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $201,500. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 22%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
67,397
+9%since 2000
from 61,610 in 2000
70,313 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
130 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 118 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
29.0
+16%since 2000
from 25.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
516 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
51K56K60K64K69K19902000201020202024Liberty County
202467K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 59.5%(6,383)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(5,095)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(4,913)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(4,214)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.2%(7,570)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3419.6%(13,192)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.9%(8,039)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548%(5,369)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.6%(5,794)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.5%(4,352)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.9%(1,963)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.8%(513)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,456
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,477 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,215
+104%since 2000
from $13,855 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.8%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.411
+4%since 2010
from 0.397 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade7.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$201,500
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,246
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $529 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 50.7% in 2000
49.1% rent
Vacancy rate
13.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.70 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.81 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.0%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 41.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+24%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44.2%(27,244)
Black42.2%(26,025)
Hispanic / Latino8.2%(5,022)
Asian1.7%(1,053)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic36.5%(24,612)
Black40.8%(27,498)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(8,535)
Asian1.7%(1,159)
Other8.3%(5,593)
Diversity Score
85
+12%since 2009
from 76 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
+19%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.9%(3,292)
Mexican4.5%(3,042)
Cuban0.8%(570)
Dominican0.7%(449)
Salvadoran0.2%(154)
Spaniard0.2%(136)
Nicaraguan0.2%(107)
Panamanian0.2%(105)
Guatemalan0.2%(104)
Colombian0.1%(89)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(80)
Honduran0.1%(76)
Costa Rican0.1%(51)
Peruvian0.1%(40)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(351)
Korean0.4%(240)
Filipino0.3%(228)
Chinese0.2%(119)
Vietnamese0.1%(86)
Japanese0.1%(61)
Thai0%(14)
Uzbek0%(8)
Laotian0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.4%(298)
Samoan0.1%(89)
Ancestry
German6.9%(4,665)
American5.5%(3,688)
Irish5.3%(3,575)
English5.2%(3,505)
Italian2.6%(1,750)
West Indian1.8%(1,228)
Scottish1.4%(965)
Jamaican1.1%(749)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(512)
French0.7%(451)
Guyanese0.6%(420)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.6%(407)
Haitian0.4%(298)
Kenyan0.4%(268)
Portuguese0.4%(255)
Swedish0.4%(249)
Nigerian0.3%(211)
Greek0.3%(179)
Norwegian0.2%(163)
Arab0.2%(148)
British0.2%(146)
Dutch0.2%(130)
Hungarian0.2%(117)
Swiss0.2%(114)
Welsh0.2%(108)
Czech0.2%(103)
Ukrainian0.1%(98)
Lithuanian0.1%(88)
Israeli0.1%(85)
Syrian0.1%(74)
Austrian0.1%(65)
Finnish0.1%(61)
Turkish0.1%(50)
Lebanese0.1%(49)
Ghanaian0.1%(47)
Danish0.1%(38)
Canadian0%(29)
Iranian0%(27)
Barbadian0%(26)
Russian0%(25)
Egyptian0%(21)
Slovak0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.5%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.9 min
+57%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 77.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.8%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 69.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.0%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 68.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.3%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 23.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
48.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
19.5%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 14.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.3%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 80.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.7%
+8.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 88.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 7.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.9%(9,636)
Married52.3%(13,650)
Widowed2.1%(537)
Divorced8.8%(2,286)
Women 15+
Never married27.1%(6,759)
Married54.2%(13,482)
Widowed6.6%(1,643)
Divorced12.1%(3,013)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 14.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
33.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 36.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 9.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
8.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 6.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.4%
−4.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% 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)53.8%(4,328)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.8%(3,440)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.5%(1,486)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(73)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,042 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Liberty County, Georgia?

Liberty County, Georgia has about 67,397 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Liberty County, Georgia?

The typical household in Liberty County, Georgia earns about $60,456 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Liberty County, Georgia expensive?

In Liberty County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $201,500, and the typical rent is about $1,246 a month.

How educated are people in Liberty County, Georgia?

About 20.5% of adults age 25 and over in Liberty County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Liberty County, Georgia?

About 15.3% of people in Liberty County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Liberty County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Liberty County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,652 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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