Overview
2,230
Total Population
48.4
Median age
51.88%
Female population %
92.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
51.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Liberty's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Liberty is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Liberty's population under 18 was 17.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Liberty's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Liberty, 12.74% were under the age of 15, 14.17% aged 15 to 29, 51.84% aged 30 to 64, 19.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.39% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 84 more females than males in Liberty:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.88% females and 48.12% males in Liberty, PA.
- The Liberty, PA gender ratio is 92.7:100 i.e. 92.7 men to 100 women (0.927).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 105.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 165.
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Race / Ethnicity
Liberty's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Liberty population: 96.46% are White, 2.11% are Black or African American, 0.58% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 0.31% are multiracial.
- Liberty's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,23 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Liberty is White with a population of 2,151 (96.46% of the total population).
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Year by year
Liberty's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 2,646 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Liberty's population decreased by 94 (3.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Liberty's population decreased by 201 (7.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Liberty's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,294.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)