Liberty township, PA

Bedford County, PA

2022 population: 1,328 ( 40 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.2 square miles
Population density: 50.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,293	97.36%	3.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	9	0.68%	800.0%
2+ races:	13	0.98%	160.0%
Hispanic:	10	0.75%	41.2%

Total non-White:	35	2.64%	45.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-51	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,368
1,344	98.25%
0	0.00%
1	0.07%
1	0.07%
5	0.37%
17	1.24%
24	1.75%

2000
1,471
1,460	99.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	0.75%
0	0.00%
11	0.75%

1990
1,478
1,478	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
1,534
1,534	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-116	-7.9
13	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-18	-1.2
11	0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-56	-3.7
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.5
242	18.2%
1,086	81.8%
414	31.2%

562
2.36

393	69.9%
341	86.8%
9	2.3%
169	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
302	22.1%
1,066	77.9%
257	18.8%

573
2.39

409	71.4%
330	80.7%
26	6.4%
164	28.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
336	22.8%
1,135	77.2%
251	17.1%

594
2.46

449	75.6%
367	81.7%
37	8.2%
145	24.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
386	26.1%
1,092	73.9%
240	16.2%

562
2.63

418	74.4%
357	85.4%
16	3.8%
144	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
428	27.9%
1,106	72.1%
206	13.4%

552
2.78

436	79.0%
375	86.0%
20	4.6%
116	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Liberty township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	34	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	56	10.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	86	15.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	67	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	23	4.1%
$200,000 or more	11	2.0%

Median Household Income	60,833
Per Capita Income	32,309

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	2.0%
Public Assistance	12	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	483	70.6%
Unemployed	31	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	514	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	170	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	251	140	64.2%
Non-Profit	17	26	39.5%
Self-Employed	21	15	58.3%

Local Government	3	26	10.3%
State Government	10	18	35.7%
Federal Government	9	4	69.2%

Total Private + Self	272	155	63.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39	74	34.5%
Total	311	229	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30	5.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	73	13.5%
Professional, Technical	128	23.7%
Service Occupations	85	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.7%
All others	224	41.5%

White Collar		42.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	94	17.4%
Manufacturing	74	13.7%
Construction	60	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	50	9.3%
Retail trade	43	8.0%
Educational services	37	6.9%
Wholesale trade	33	6.1%
Other services	32	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	32	5.9%
Public administration	22	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.3%
Finance and insurance	7	1.3%
Management	6	1.1%
Information	6	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.7%
Utilities	4	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.75%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	10	0.75%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9	0.68%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,249	98.6%
Spanish	9	0.7%
German, other Germanic	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	310	23.3%
English	185	13.9%
Irish	139	10.5%
American	81	6.1%
Italian	47	3.5%
Welsh	41	3.1%
Russian	38	2.9%
Ukrainian	23	1.7%
Scottish	19	1.4%
Polish	17	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	14	1.1%
Dutch	11	0.8%
Hungarian	11	0.8%
Norwegian	11	0.8%
European	8	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,315	99.0%
Not a citizen	13	1.0%

Native	1,307	98.4%
Foreign-born	21	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	1.7%	69	7.1%	465	47.7%	223	22.9%	125	12.8%	76	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	1.7%
9-12 Years	69	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	465	47.7%
Some College	223	22.9%
Bach. Degree	125	12.8%
Grad Degree	76	7.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +122	R +96	R + 1.5%
D +26
2020 vs. 2012	R +252	R +287	R + 24.9%
D -35
2020 vs. 2008	R +253	R +336	R + 34.2%
D -83

2016 vs. 2008	R +131	R +240	R + 32.7%
D -109
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	683	78.5%	Joe Biden (D)	184	21.1%	3	0.3%	870	30	32	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	561	76.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	158	21.4%	18	2.4%	737	28	30	0.01%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	431	64.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	219	32.8%	17	2.5%	667	18	17	0.01%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	430	60.3%	Barack Obama (D)	267	37.4%	16	2.2%	713	16	15	0.01%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	455	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	286	38.5%	2	0.3%	743	13	11	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	372	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	284	42.3%	16	2.4%	672	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

184

21.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

683

78.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

870

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

158

21.4%

Donald Trump (R)

561

76.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

737

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

219

32.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

431

64.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

667

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

267

37.4%

John McCain (R)

430

60.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

713

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

455

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

286

38.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

743

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Liberty township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

372

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

284

42.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

672

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberty township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	65%	Mehmet Oz (R)	516	74.7%	John Fetterman (D)	156	22.6%	19 [+]	2.7%	691	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 9 (1.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 6 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	501	72.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	185	26.7%	6 [+]	0.9%	692	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.3%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	57%	Lou Barletta (R)	387	63.5%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	214	35.1%	8 [+]	1.3%	609	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	57%	Scott Wagner (R)	393	64.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	213	34.8%	6 [+]	1.0%	612	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paul Glover (Green) 4 (0.7%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	68%	Pat Toomey* (R)	481	66.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	191	26.3%	54 [+]	7.4%	726	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 54 (7.4%);
2014	G	41%	Tom Corbett* (R)	228	52.1%	Tom Wolf (D)	210	47.9%	0	0.0%	438	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	668
Median Value	$136,200

Occupied	562	84.1%
Vacant	106	15.9%

Owned	514	91.5%
Rented	48	8.5%
Median Rent	$513

Single-Family Units	544	81.4%
Detached	544	81.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	1.9%
Mobile Homes	111	16.6%

Liberty township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Liberty township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Liberty township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Liberty township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Liberty township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Liberty township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberty township, PA