COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Liberty County

Montana · 2,295 residents · 1,430 sq mi

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Liberty County is home to 2,295 people in Montana. Getting to work takes 36 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $42,000. Renters pay $267 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 18.0%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,295

+6%vs 2000

vs 2,158 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−18%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,430 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.7%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(176)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(136)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(64)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(355)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(232)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(217)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(196)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(119)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,969

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,284 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,544

−29%vs 2000

vs $14,882 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

28.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(2,138)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(4)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(2,276)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(14)

Ancestry

German32.3%(631)

Norwegian15.8%(308)

Irish12.2%(238)

English10.8%(210)

American5.4%(105)

French3%(58)

Polish2.3%(44)

Austrian1.9%(37)

Welsh1.3%(26)

Dutch1.2%(24)

Hungarian1.1%(22)

Scottish1.1%(22)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1%(20)

Swedish1%(20)

Czech1%(19)

Ukrainian0.8%(15)

Canadian0.6%(11)

Danish0.2%(3)

Swiss0.2%(3)

Belgian0.1%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(2)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

Slovak0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.4 min

+182%vs 2000

vs 12.9 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 married26.3%(185)

Married61.3%(431)

Widowed3.6%(25)

Divorced8.8%(62)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(137)

Married51.6%(396)

Widowed17.2%(132)

Divorced13.3%(102)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% 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)30.3%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.1%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 119 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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