Liberty County, Texas

Liberty County has a population of 103,380 and has grown 32.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $181,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $68,703.

Home price
$181,700
Income
$68,703
Population
103,380
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$181,700county
Median gross rent$1,044county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198028.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,566county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,573county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,323county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,116county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$68,703county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry15.3%county
Economic output per resident$31,966county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.17%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time39.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23349157county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths46.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher11.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.8%county
Public schools in the county40county
Public school enrollment27599county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible80.3%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools10county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance26.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population103,380county
Land area in square miles1,158county
People per square mile of land89.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores12county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.2%county
Population change since 2020+32.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age32.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1829.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.5%county
Share of households that are one person20.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.6%county
Second languages33.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents151county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents36county
Households that moved in4,414county
Households that moved away2,712county
Average income of arriving households$52,762county
Average income of departing households$47,975county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes28county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,010county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature70.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F121 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing16 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days278 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 22county
Average first fall frostNov 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,176 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.1%county
Homes heated by propane11.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk69.0county
Coastal flood risk20.6county
Drought risk77.3county
Landslide risk18.7county
Hail risk42.8county
Earthquake risk30.4county
Tornado risk94.5county
Tropical cyclone risk90.2county
Extreme heat risk83.8county
Winter weather risk34.3county
Strong wind risk33.1county
Wildfire risk83.6county

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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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