2022 population: 1,972 ( 367 from 2010 , 13 from 2020)
Land area: 1430.0 square miles
Population density: 1.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,856	94.12%	19.1%
Black:	11	0.56%	450.0%
Indian:	19	0.96%	280.0%
Asian:	6	0.30%	50.0%
2+ races:	55	2.79%	103.7%
Hispanic:	25	1.27%	212.5%

Total non-White:	116	5.88%	152.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	56	14.3
Deaths:	49	12.5
Net Migration:	7	1.8
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.5

Change in White population:	-437	-18.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	70	3.0

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
2,339
2,293	98.03%
2	0.09%
5	0.21%
4	0.17%
27	1.15%
8	0.34%
46	1.97%

2000
2,158
2,138	99.07%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
7	0.32%
6	0.28%
4	0.19%
20	0.93%

1990
2,295
2,276	99.17%
4	0.17%
15	0.65%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	0.83%

1980
2,329
2,294	98.50%
0	0.00%
24	1.03%
4	0.17%
n/a
7	0.30%
35	1.50%

1970
2,359
2,347	99.49%
0	0.00%
9	0.38%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
144	6.7
194	9.0
-379	-17.6
21	1.0

155	7.2
26	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
247	10.8
217	9.5
-100	-4.4
4	0.2

-138	-6.0
1	0.0

Number	Rate
1980's
451	19.4
232	10.0
-250	-10.7
n/a

-18	-0.8
-16	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-244	-10.3
n/a

-53	-2.2
23	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty County, MT

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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
36.9
526	26.7%
1,446	73.3%
447	22.7%

713
2.73

427	59.9%
340	79.6%
37	8.7%
286	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
514	22.0%
1,825	78.0%
462	19.8%

822
2.36

537	65.3%
489	91.1%
21	3.9%
285	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
561	26.0%
1,597	74.0%
421	19.5%

829
2.53

584	70.4%
527	90.2%
24	4.1%
245	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
713	31.1%
1,582	68.9%
357	15.6%

801
2.54

579	72.3%
518	89.5%
46	7.9%
222	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
712	30.6%
1,617	69.4%
262	11.2%

847
2.70

615	72.6%
567	92.2%
18	2.9%
232	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Liberty County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70	9.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	33	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	52	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	83	11.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	79	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	50	7.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	2.5%
$200,000 or more	49	6.9%

Median Household Income	48,047
Per Capita Income	34,682

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	5.0%
Public Assistance	5	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	689	65.9%
Unemployed	2	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	691	66.1%
Not in Labor Force	354	33.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	146	183	44.4%
Non-Profit	14	34	29.2%
Self-Employed	167	52	76.3%

Local Government	8	11	42.1%
State Government	64	32	66.7%
Federal Government	1	49	2.0%

Total Private + Self	313	235	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	87	126	40.8%
Total	400	361	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	200	24.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	119	14.7%
Professional, Technical	205	25.2%
Service Occupations	96	11.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	61	7.5%
All others	192	23.6%

White Collar		64.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	267	32.9%
Health care and social assistance	132	16.3%
Public administration	120	14.8%
Retail trade	89	11.0%
Construction	45	5.5%
Educational services	43	5.3%
Information	29	3.6%
Wholesale trade	24	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	12	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	10	1.2%
Finance and insurance	8	1.0%
Other services	7	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	11	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,537	83.4%
German, other Germanic	298	16.2%
Other	7	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	753	37.8%
Norwegian	317	15.9%
English	170	8.5%
Irish	133	6.7%
Polish	94	4.7%
American	74	3.7%
Austrian	67	3.4%
Swedish	59	3.0%
French	57	2.9%
Welsh	55	2.8%
Belgian	45	2.3%
Italian	36	1.8%
Hungarian	34	1.7%
Scottish	24	1.2%
Canadian	19	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,993	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,981	99.4%
Foreign-born	12	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
200	14.7%	119	8.7%	294	21.6%	379	27.8%	287	21.1%	84	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	200	14.7%
9-12 Years	119	8.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	294	21.6%
Some College	379	27.8%
Bach. Degree	287	21.1%
Grad Degree	84	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	958	940	18	1.9%	6.1%
1991	917	899	18	2.0%	6.9%
1992	1,014	990	24	2.4%	6.7%
1993	995	970	25	2.5%	6.1%
1994	1,037	1,007	30	2.9%	5.5%
1995	1,110	1,083	27	2.4%	5.7%
1996	1,099	1,076	23	2.1%	5.6%
1997	1,057	1,029	28	2.6%	5.5%
1998	1,148	1,109	39	3.4%	5.6%
1999	1,217	1,163	54	4.4%	5.3%

2000	966	925	41	4.2%	4.8%
2001	881	846	35	4.0%	4.6%
2002	831	797	34	4.1%	4.6%
2003	845	810	35	4.1%	4.7%
2004	877	841	36	4.1%	4.5%
2005	871	832	39	4.5%	4.1%
2006	827	802	25	3.0%	3.3%
2007	804	782	22	2.7%	3.4%
2008	781	751	30	3.8%	4.7%
2009	753	719	34	4.5%	7.1%

2010	1,034	990	44	4.3%	7.2%
2011	1,018	979	39	3.8%	6.6%
2012	1,035	994	41	4.0%	5.8%
2013	993	959	34	3.4%	5.4%
2014	974	943	31	3.2%	4.7%
2015	986	959	27	2.7%	4.3%
2016	988	956	32	3.2%	4.3%
2017	979	949	30	3.1%	4.1%
2018	960	936	24	2.5%	3.8%
2019	948	923	25	2.6%	3.6%

2020	969	942	27	2.8%	5.9%
2021	986	963	23	2.3%	3.4%
2022	983	960	23	2.3%	2.6%
2023	1,010	985	25	2.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	877
Median Value	$118,300

Occupied	713	81.3%
Vacant	164	18.7%

Owned	445	62.4%
Rented	268	37.6%
Median Rent	$670

Single-Family Units	629	71.7%
Detached	616	70.2%
Attached	13	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	134	15.3%
Mobile Homes	90	10.3%

Liberty County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Liberty County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Liberty County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Liberty County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Liberty County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Liberty County, MT