COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Liberty County

Georgia · 52,745 residents · 516 sq mi

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With 52,745 people, Liberty County is a county in Georgia. The median age is 24.1, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 26% less than in Georgia as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Median home value sits at $60,100.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

52,745

−14%vs 2000

vs 61,610 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 25.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

516 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202467K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.5%(6,042)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(4,459)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(3,756)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(4,347)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2418%(9,482)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.5%(12,391)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(6,028)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545%(2,629)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.2%(1,711)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.2%(1,165)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841%(543)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(192)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,596

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,477 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,986

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,855 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,100

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$399

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

43.5%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.7% in 2000

56.5% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic54.8%(28,925)

Black39.2%(20,652)

Hispanic / Latino5.6%(2,930)

Asian2.2%(1,178)

Other3.8%(1,990)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.9%(3,292)

Mexican4.5%(3,042)

Central American0.9%(597)

Cuban0.8%(570)

Dominican0.7%(449)

South American0.4%(249)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(14)

Uzbek0%(8)

Cambodian0%(6)

Laotian0%(6)

Indonesian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.4%(298)

Samoan0.1%(89)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(34)

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)

Subsaharan African1.4%(969)

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)

French Canadian0.2%(114)

Swiss0.2%(114)

Welsh0.2%(108)

Czech0.2%(103)

Ukrainian0.1%(98)

Lithuanian0.1%(88)

Israeli0.1%(85)

Syrian0.1%(74)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(68)

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)

Armenian0%(6)

Moroccan0%(4)

Croatian0%(4)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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