Liberty County, TX

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US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

17.7%

0.235% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$167,100

14.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

35,977

6.73% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Liberty County, TX had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Liberty County, TX N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Liberty County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Liberty County, TX was $167,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.8%.

Liberty County, TX borders Chambers County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, and San Jacinto County, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Liberty County, TX employs 36k people. The largest industries in Liberty County, TX are Construction (5,861 people), Manufacturing (4,661 people), and Retail Trade (3,558 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,104), Finance & Insurance ($70,673), and Manufacturing ($66,523).

Employment

Occupations

36k

2023 Value

± 1,747

6.73%

1 Year growth

± 6.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Liberty County, TX grew at a rate of 6.73%, from 33.7k employees to 36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberty County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (5,012 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,677 people), and Management Occupations (3,563 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberty County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

36k

2023 Value

± 1,747

6.73%

1 Year growth

± 6.78%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Liberty County, TX grew at a rate of 6.73%, from 33.7k employees to 36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberty County, TX, are Construction (5,861 people), Manufacturing (4,661 people), and Retail Trade (3,558 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberty County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Liberty County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,546

Median earning men ± $2,379

$32,663

Median earning women ± $2,823

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($69,597), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,471), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,835).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,778), Public Administration ($48,158), and Construction ($46,806).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

79
Other Services (except Public Administration)
77
Retail Trade
77
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$133k
Construction
$91.1k
Retail Trade
$90.6k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Liberty County, TX was $167,100 in 2023, which is 0.551 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $145,400 to $167,100, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Liberty County, TX is 80.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

In 2023, 14.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Liberty County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.27%.

Housing

Property

$167,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,435

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Liberty County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Liberty County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.8%

Homeownership

2023

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.8% of the housing units in Liberty County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberty County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Liberty County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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30k

Number of Households

± 1,664

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The following chart displays the households in Liberty County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberty County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberty County, TX have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 6.95% of the workforce in Liberty County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Liberty County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Liberty County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Liberty County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Liberty County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.27%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberty County, TX (16.3k out of 92.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Liberty County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 22% of the children was living in poverty in Liberty County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

74.4% of the population of Liberty County, TX has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 17.1% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 7.15% on non-group plans, and 1.82% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.7% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

25.6%

Uninsured

37.8%

Employer Coverage

17.1%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

7.15%

Non-Group

1.82%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Liberty County, TX grew by 4.6% from 24.5% to 25.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Liberty County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 62.8 in Liberty County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Liberty County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.8% in Liberty County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Liberty County, TX.