Liberty County, FL Population

Overview

7,987

Total Population

39.5

Median age

43.13%

Female population %

131.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

35.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

532

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Liberty County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Liberty County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Liberty County's population under 18 was 18.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Liberty County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Liberty County, 12.37% were under the age of 15, 25.62% aged 15 to 29, 48.09% aged 30 to 64, 13.00% aged 65 to 84, and 0.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,097 less females than males in Liberty County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.13% females and 56.87% males in Liberty County, FL.
The Liberty County, FL gender ratio is 131.8:100 i.e. 131.8 men to 100 women (1.318).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 585.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 485.

Liberty County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Liberty County population: 78.13% are White, 14.86% are Black or African American, 1.68% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.13% are Asian, 2% are some other race and 3.21% are multiracial.
Liberty County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 532 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,455 (93.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Liberty County is White with a population of 6,24 (78.13% of the total population).

Liberty County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,421 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Liberty County's population increased by 1,377 (19.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Liberty County's population decreased by 547 (6.55%), 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 County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,975.