Texas · Census place 42568
Liberty city, TX
Quick answer
Liberty city has 8,491 residents, ranking #298 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $52,341, the median home is worth $127,200 and median gross rent runs $1,097 a month.
- Population
- 8,491Liberty city residents
- Median household income
- $52,341Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $127,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,097Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Liberty city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Liberty city median would spend about 25.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.9% of residents and 68.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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