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Liberty County, TX


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 101,992   ( 26,349 from 2010 , 10,360 from 2020)
Land area: 1158.3 square miles
Population density: 88.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:53,425 52.38% 2.1%
Black:8,3608.20% 3.5%
Indian:4030.40% 39.4%
Asian:7000.69% 94.4%
2+ races:1,2371.21% 41.0%
Hispanic:37,86737.13% 178.4%
Total non-White:48,56747.62% 108.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,907 15.9
Deaths:2,29112.5
Net Migration: 9,80553.5
Net Immigration: 820.4
Change in White population:1,104 1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:25,245 33.4




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
75,643
52,32169.17%
8,07410.67%
2890.38%
3600.48%
8771.16%
13,60217.98%
23,32230.83%

2000
70,154
52,28974.53%
8,95212.76%
2840.40%
2360.34%
6640.95%
7,66010.92%
17,86525.47%

1990
52,726
43,09681.74%
6,81612.93%
1500.28%
1020.19%
n/a
2,5624.86%
9,63018.26%

1980
47,088
39,24883.35%
6,69714.22%
1400.30%
1500.32%
n/a
8231.75%
7,84016.65%

1970
33,014
25,61977.60%
6,86520.79%
280.08%
100.03%
n/a
4321.31%
7,395 22.40%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,847 14.0
6,3109.0
1,7372.5
7871.1
32 0.0
5,457 7.8
1990's
NumberRate
9,572 18.2
5,70310.8
11,34321.5
8451.6
9,193 17.4
8,235 15.6
1980's
NumberRate
8,816 18.7
5,041 10.7
2,300 4.9
n/a
3,848 8.2
1,790 3.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
10,745 32.5
n/a
13,629 41.3
445 1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty County, TX
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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
NumberPercent
34.1
26,111 25.6%
75,881 74.4%
11,765 11.5%
28,921
3.02
20,648 71.4%
15,626 75.7%
1,747 8.5%
8,273 28.6%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
19,367 25.6%
56,276 74.4%
8,498 11.2%
25,073
2.81
18,522 73.9%
13,845 74.7%
1,643 8.9%
6,551 26.1%

2000
NumberPercent
34.0
19,298 27.5%
50,856 72.5%
7,185 10.2%
23,238
2.80
17,937 77.2%
14,199 79.2%
1,544 8.6%
5,301 22.8%

1990
NumberPercent
32.6
15,448 29.3%
37,278 70.7%
6,220 11.8%
18,491
2.80
14,217 76.9%
11,890 83.6%
864 6.1%
4,274 23.1%

1980
NumberPercent
29.8
14,949 31.7%
32,139 68.3%
5,126 10.9%
16,284
2.87
13,123 80.6%
11,581 88.2%
623 4.7%
3,161 19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Liberty County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units33,616 
Median Value$145,400 
Occupied28,92186.0%
Vacant4,69514.0%
Owned23,35980.8%
Rented5,56219.2%
Median Rent$978 
Single-Family Units20,58461.2%
    Detached20,23660.2%
    Attached3481.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,4984.5%
Mobile Homes9,79629.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Liberty County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,0177.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,3284.6%
$15,000 to $19,9991,1974.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,2324.3%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4925.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991,1043.8%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3484.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0963.8%
$45,000 to $49,9999073.1%
$50,000 to $59,9992,8239.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,6749.2%
$75,000 to $99,9993,83013.2%
$100,000 to $124,9992,1697.5%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9386.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,8426.4%
$200,000 or more1,9246.7%
Median Household Income59,605 
Per Capita Income25,667 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state95 
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,9796.8%
Public Assistance4201.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,58915.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed22,02454.6%
Unemployed1,7784.4%
In Armed Forces520.1%
Total Labor Force23,85459.1%
Not in Labor Force16,50240.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 45.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector16,0098,80064.5%
Non-Profit43255243.9%
Self-Employed2,5671,27266.9%
Local Government9361,73735.0%
State Government27082524.7%
Federal Government13613949.5%
Total Private + Self18,57610,07264.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7743,25335.3%
Total20,35013,32560.4%
Pct. Govt.12.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,27812.7%
Sales and Office Occupations6,44719.1%
Professional, Technical3,72111.0%
Service Occupations5,20615.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4571.4%
All others14,05641.7%
White Collar 42.9%
Industry
 Number%
Construction6,11818.1%
Manufacturing3,65010.8%
Retail trade3,43910.2%
Transportation and warehousing2,5647.6%
Educational services2,2356.6%
Accommodation and food services2,1976.5%
Health care and social assistance2,1846.5%
Other services1,7735.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,2333.7%
Public administration1,2143.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,1683.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1,1483.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,0383.1%
Wholesale trade9872.9%
Finance and insurance8382.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6321.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4741.4%
Utilities4001.2%
Information2360.7%
Management1800.5%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican25,67627.45%
Puerto Rican1720.18%
Cuban1260.13%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3,0173.23%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2690.29%
Honduran3290.35%
Nicaraguan2210.24%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran2,1982.35%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American660.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian610.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian50.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6520.70%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2680.29%
Indian590.06%
Chinese330.04%
Cambodian200.02%
Japanese150.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English62,80572.5%
Spanish23,12126.7%
Tagalog2190.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1670.2%
Other Indo-European1080.1%
Other Asian970.1%
Other840.1%
Chinese330.0%
German, other Germanic210.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German8,4899.1%
Irish7,2367.7%
English6,8527.3%
American4,5064.8%
French3,1853.4%
Scotch-Irish1,3201.4%
Italian1,2591.3%
Scottish1,1351.2%
Czech6880.7%
European6230.7%
Polish5410.6%
African4430.5%
Dutch3640.4%
Swedish3500.4%
Belgian2770.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen85,18291.1%
Not a citizen8,3418.9%
Native82,60788.3%
Foreign-born10,91611.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Liberty County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,635 9.6%7,062 12.0%23,131 39.3%16,758 28.5%4,551 7.7%1,658 2.8%
  Average years of education: 11.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,635 9.6%
9-12 Years 7,062 12.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 23,131 39.3%
Some College 16,758 28.5%
Bach. Degree 4,551 7.7%
Grad Degree 1,658 2.8%
Average years of education: 11.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Liberty County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 23,088 21,531 1,557 6.7% 6.4%
1991 23,741 21,633 2,108 8.9% 7.0%
1992 24,341 21,723 2,618 10.8% 7.7%
1993 25,029 22,187 2,842 11.4% 7.2%
1994 25,619 23,246 2,373 9.3% 6.6%
1995 27,004 24,782 2,222 8.2% 6.1%
1996 27,430 25,166 2,264 8.3% 5.8%
1997 28,350 25,880 2,470 8.7% 5.4%
1998 28,757 26,812 1,945 6.8% 5.0%
1999 29,606 27,386 2,220 7.5% 4.7%
2000 30,307 28,502 1,805 6.0% 4.4%
2001 30,679 28,802 1,877 6.1% 5.0%
2002 31,697 29,103 2,594 8.2% 6.3%
2003 31,862 28,908 2,954 9.3% 6.7%
2004 31,861 29,049 2,812 8.8% 6.0%
2005 31,412 29,265 2,147 6.8% 5.5%
2006 30,671 28,882 1,789 5.8% 5.0%
2007 30,648 29,029 1,619 5.3% 4.4%
2008 30,880 29,044 1,836 5.9% 4.9%
2009 31,539 28,351 3,188 10.1% 7.5%
2010 30,668 27,066 3,602 11.7% 8.2%
2011 30,816 27,286 3,530 11.5% 8.0%
2012 30,803 27,868 2,935 9.5% 6.7%
2013 30,971 28,194 2,777 9.0% 6.3%
2014 30,948 28,700 2,248 7.3% 5.2%
2015 30,968 28,813 2,155 7.0% 4.5%
2016 31,554 29,176 2,378 7.5% 4.6%
2017 31,982 29,688 2,294 7.2% 4.3%
2018 32,718 30,807 1,911 5.8% 3.9%
2019 33,468 31,793 1,675 5.0% 3.5%
2020 33,582 30,011 3,571 10.6% 7.6%
2021 35,008 31,868 3,140 9.0% 5.6%
2022 35,293 33,230 2,063 5.8% 3.9%
2023 36,244 34,259 1,985 5.5% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com