Liberty County, Florida

Liberty County has a population of 7,687 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $127,300, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $58,671.

Home price
$127,300
Income
$58,671
Population
7,687
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$127,300county
Median gross rent$943county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198029.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile38.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,083county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$966county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,488county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$58,671county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate17.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government31.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$64,013county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.90%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport469318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station187 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1242county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible45.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,687county
Land area in square miles836county
People per square mile of land9.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages7.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents238county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in178county
Households that moved away151county
Average income of arriving households$42,624county
Average income of departing households$41,834county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year25county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F87 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing19 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days262 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$175county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use1,069 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity93.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.1%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband81.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.9county
Coastal flood risk28.6county
Drought risk13.6county
Landslide risk15.1county
Hail risk2.6county
Earthquake risk16.7county
Tornado risk28.3county
Tropical cyclone risk82.1county
Extreme heat risk24.1county
Winter weather risk2.9county
Strong wind risk6.3county
Wildfire risk68.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Liberty County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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