Liberty County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,799
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 18,362
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,732 (it was 4,880 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 1160 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 88 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Construction (18.3%), Educational, health and social services (12.9%), Manufacturing (10.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 52,73855.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 30,74132.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 7,9558.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,9993.2%Two or more races
- 4480.5%Asian alone
- 1660.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1020.1%Some other race alone
- 260.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 35.0 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Males: 50,650 | (49.7%) |
Females: 51,342 | (50.3%) |
Liberty County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,525 ($38,361 in 1999)
This county: | $61,525 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $733 (lower quartile is $442, upper quartile is $932)
This county: | $733 |
State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,900 (it was $55,100 in 2000)
Liberty: | $154,900 |
Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,421Detached houses: $285,419
Here: $285,419 State: $369,058 Townhouses or other attached units: $184,873
Here: $184,873 State: $327,631 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $324,340
Here: $324,340 State: $413,944 Mobile homes: $134,401
Here: $134,401 State: $124,413 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,405
Here: $33,405 State: $73,921
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $521
Institutionalized population: 5,108
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 37
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 64
- Burglaries: 101
- Thefts: 249
- Auto thefts: 189
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 11
- Rapes: 50
- Robberies: 14
- Assaults: 173
- Burglaries: 204
- Thefts: 323
- Auto thefts: 185
Health of residents in Liberty County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.68.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
51.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1558 buildings, average cost: $174,200
- 2021: 1234 buildings, average cost: $169,400
- 2020: 964 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2019: 823 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2018: 722 buildings, average cost: $127,600
- 2017: 544 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 2016: 456 buildings, average cost: $144,300
- 2015: 306 buildings, average cost: $102,900
- 2014: 300 buildings, average cost: $120,300
- 2013: 175 buildings, average cost: $141,600
- 2012: 165 buildings, average cost: $115,600
- 2011: 252 buildings, average cost: $90,600
- 2010: 193 buildings, average cost: $118,500
- 2009: 231 buildings, average cost: $101,600
- 2008: 240 buildings, average cost: $100,700
- 2007: 251 buildings, average cost: $107,000
- 2006: 293 buildings, average cost: $104,300
- 2005: 287 buildings, average cost: $97,800
- 2004: 263 buildings, average cost: $87,800
- 2003: 258 buildings, average cost: $84,900
- 2002: 235 buildings, average cost: $88,100
- 2001: 212 buildings, average cost: $80,700
- 2000: 213 buildings, average cost: $67,600
- 1999: 310 buildings, average cost: $50,100
- 1998: 317 buildings, average cost: $46,800
- 1997: 195 buildings, average cost: $48,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,665 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,811 (1.6%)
Liberty County: | 25.9% |
Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 35.0 years old
(Males: 34.1 years old, Females: 35.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.4 years old, Black residents: 44.3 years old, American Indian residents: 16.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.4 years old, Other race residents: 27.9 years old)
Area name: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Liberty County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $990 a month.
Cities in this county include: Liberty, Cleveland, Dayton, Hardin-Rye, Ames, Daisetta, Plum Grove, Hardin, Big Thicket Lake Estates, Hull.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Lakes: Pruitt Lake (A), Owens Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cross Bayou (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Allen Parish, Louisiana , Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana , Geneva County, Alabama , St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana , Waller County .
Here: | 5.2% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 1,634
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 14,974 (18.7% naturalized citizens)
Liberty County: | 14.7% |
Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,8842010 or later
- 3,8772000 to 2009
- 2,2021990 to 1999
- 8841980 to 1989
- 7571970 to 1979
- 261Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): + minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20,880
- One, attached: 221
- Two: 938
- 3 or 4: 658
- 5 to 9: 331
- 10 to 19: 349
- 20 to 49: 82
- 50 or more: 41
- Mobile homes: 11,709
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 688
Housing units in Liberty County with a mortgage: 10,309 (358 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 271 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 146
Here: | 6.4% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Liberty County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 27,605 | 98 |
Catholic | 7,524 | 7 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,289 | 10 |
Other | 1,306 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 372 | 2 |
None | 36,547 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Liberty County: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Liberty County: | 4.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Liberty County: | 9.5% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Liberty County: | 28.2% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 14.7% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Liberty County:
Average size of farms: 191 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,119
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $160.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,979
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,412
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.14
Corn for grain: 10698 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 875 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 3 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4413 harvested acres
Vegetables: 84 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 263 acres
Tornado activity:
Liberty County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 116489586.8 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Liberty County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 125.3 miles away from Liberty County center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 123.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 126.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 120.8 miles away from Liberty County center
On 5/10/2012 at 15:15:38, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, Depth: 4.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 126.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Tropical Storm Imeda, Incident Period: September 17, 2019 - September 23, 2019, FEMA Id: 4466, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 20 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Liberty County (30) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 15, Floods: 14, Hurricanes: 8, Tornadoes: 8, Fires: 4, Tropical Storms: 2, Winds: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,602 (69.8%)
- Carpooled: 2,675 (12.0%)
- Bus: 13 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 36 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 522 (2.3%)
- Bicycle: 111 (0.5%)
- Walked: 417 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 2,989 (13.4%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Health care and social assistance (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Other services, except public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (24%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (73%)
- El Salvador (12%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- Nicaragua (1%)
- South Africa (1%)
- English (8%)
- American (8%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (4%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
- Italian (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Liberty County, Texas in 2010:
- 4,476 people in state prisons
- 339 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 286 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 24 people in group homes intended for adults
- 12 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Liberty County, Texas in 2000:
- 3,901 people in state prisons
- 518 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 301 people in nursing homes
- 193 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 70 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 30 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 12 people in other group homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 2 people in religious group quarters
14.07% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,327 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 14.07% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
12.64% relocated from other counties in Texas ($38,511 average AGI)
1.43% relocated from other states ($4,816 average AGI)
Liberty County: 1.43% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Harris County, TX | 7.58% ($44,150 average AGI) |
from Montgomery County, TX | 1.53% ($42,955) |
from Chambers County, TX | 0.41% ($72,129) |
from San Jacinto County, TX | 0.29% ($38,564) |
from Brazoria County, TX | 0.20% ($61,708) |
from Galveston County, TX | 0.20% ($50,921) |
from Fort Bend County, TX | 0.16% ($56,240) |
8.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,516 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.36% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.35% relocated to other counties in Texas ($40,708 average AGI)
1.01% relocated to other states ($4,808 average AGI)
Liberty County: 1.01% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Harris County, TX | 2.84% ($39,856 average AGI) |
to Montgomery County, TX | 1.34% ($46,880) |
to Chambers County, TX | 0.43% ($58,597) |
to San Jacinto County, TX | 0.31% ($45,097) |
to Polk County, TX | 0.24% ($42,041) |
to Hardin County, TX | 0.16% ($43,688) |
to Jefferson County, TX | 0.14% ($28,524) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,712 (7,678 aged, 2,034 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,100 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Liberty County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,704)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,130)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (840)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (762)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (430)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (329)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (323)
- Congestive heart failure (306)
- Unspecified dementia (269)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (241)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,105
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 182
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,959
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,407
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 938
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 1
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 66.4. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 80.1
- Other - 50.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 101,992- Male householders: 13,864 (4,048 living alone), Female householders: 18,359 (3,293 living alone)
17,127 spouses (16,857 opposite-sex spouses), 2,017 unmarried partners, (1,874 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,377 children (26,174 natural, 2,322 adopted, 881 stepchildren), 10,024 grandchildren, 696 brothers or sisters, 594 parents, 0 foster children, 2,580 other relatives, 2,141 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,213
Size of family households: 6,948 2-persons, 5,977 3-persons, 4,526 4-persons, 1,380 5-persons, 1,986 6-persons, 1,760 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,341 1-person, 1,558 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 478 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
16,100 married couples with children.
5,632 single-parent households (1,512 men, 4,120 women).
72.4% of residents of Liberty speak English at home.
26.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $356,766,000 ($4,768 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,190,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $157,443,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $108,550,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,644,000
Federal grants: $69,023,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,201,000 ($38,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,904,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,595,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,542,000
Federal Government insurance: $204,310,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,563Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,692
Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +607
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,608
Here: | +35 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 494.49 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Here: | 5.7 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Liberty County, Texas
- 2,0812020 or later
- 7,1602010 to 2019
- 6,1972000 to 2009
- 5,0151990 to 1999
- 5,2981980 to 1989
- 5,4191970 to 1979
- 1,5031960 to 1969
- 1,5251950 to 1959
- 1,4051940 to 1949
- 2941939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberty County, Texas
- 1811 room
- 8472 rooms
- 1,6943 rooms
- 2,8034 rooms
- 6,0985 rooms
- 5,4116 rooms
- 3,6077 rooms
- 1,4668 rooms
- 2,8659+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty County, Texas
- 3651 room
- 5112 rooms
- 1,1313 rooms
- 2,2124 rooms
- 1,9825 rooms
- 5676 rooms
- 2997 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 1849+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberty County, Texas
- 214no bedroom
- 1,2001 bedroom
- 3,9592 bedrooms
- 13,8313 bedrooms
- 4,4874 bedrooms
- 1,2815+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty County, Texas
- 365no bedroom
- 7311 bedroom
- 3,4042 bedrooms
- 2,4563 bedrooms
- 1004 bedrooms
- 1955+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 953no vehicle
- 5,5031 vehicle
- 9,2462 vehicles
- 6,4673 vehicles
- 1,6684 vehicles
- 1,1355+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty County in renter-occupied apartments
- 824no vehicle
- 2,8201 vehicle
- 2,5342 vehicles
- 4113 vehicles
- 6064 vehicles
- 565+ vehicles
84.7% of Liberty County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.
Liberty County: | 84.7% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 71,344
- Other state: 14,582
- Northeast: 2,349
- Midwest: 1,863
- South: 6,017
- West: 4,353
- 71.1%Electricity
- 13.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.3%Utility gas
- 1.2%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 86.5%Electricity
- 8.5%Utility gas
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.2% |
Texas: | 8.8% |
Here: | 12.3% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Here: | 22.8% |
Texas: | 16.2% |
Liberty County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,875,000
Cash and Securities: $3,593,000
- Charges - Other: $1,178,000
Other: $1,129,000
Solid Waste Management: $335,000
Solid Waste Management: $321,000
- Construction - General - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $474,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,436,000
Police Protection: $8,436,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,245,000
Police Protection: $7,629,000
Regular Highways: $7,629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,456,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,493,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,871,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,947,000
Financial Administration: $3,165,000
Central Staff Services: $2,977,000
Financial Administration: $2,863,000
Central Staff Services: $2,692,000
General - Other: $1,289,000
General - Other: $1,165,000
Corrections - Other: $856,000
Corrections - Other: $774,000
Public Welfare - Other: $676,000
Solid Waste Management: $629,000
Public Welfare - Other: $611,000
Solid Waste Management: $569,000
Local Fire Protection: $560,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $507,000
Local Fire Protection: $506,000
General Public Buildings: $480,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $458,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Natural Resources - Other: $208,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $478,000
Interest on Debt: $478,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,110,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,845,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,580,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,486,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $482,000
General Revenue - Other: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
Sale of Property: $12,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $868,000
General - Other: $701,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $75,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,582,000
Cash and Securities: $15,375,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $312,000
Cash and Securities: $289,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,682,000
Highways: $1,274,000
Highways: $806,000
Other: $731,000
General Local Government Support: $517,000
Other: $463,000
General Local Government Support: $327,000
- Tax - Property: $33,528,000
Property: $29,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,024,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,514,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,915,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,672,000
Other License: $537,000
Other License: $469,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Liberty County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,875,000
Cash and Securities: $3,593,000
- Charges - Other: $1,178,000
Other: $1,129,000
Solid Waste Management: $335,000
Solid Waste Management: $321,000
- Construction - General - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $474,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,436,000
Police Protection: $8,436,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,245,000
Police Protection: $7,629,000
Regular Highways: $7,629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,456,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,493,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,871,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,947,000
Financial Administration: $3,165,000
Central Staff Services: $2,977,000
Financial Administration: $2,863,000
Central Staff Services: $2,692,000
General - Other: $1,289,000
General - Other: $1,165,000
Corrections - Other: $856,000
Corrections - Other: $774,000
Public Welfare - Other: $676,000
Solid Waste Management: $629,000
Public Welfare - Other: $611,000
Solid Waste Management: $569,000
Local Fire Protection: $560,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $507,000
Local Fire Protection: $506,000
General Public Buildings: $480,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $458,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Natural Resources - Other: $208,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $478,000
Interest on Debt: $478,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,110,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,845,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,580,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,486,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $482,000
General Revenue - Other: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
Sale of Property: $12,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $868,000
General - Other: $701,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $75,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,582,000
Cash and Securities: $15,375,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $312,000
Cash and Securities: $289,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,682,000
Highways: $1,274,000
Highways: $806,000
Other: $731,000
General Local Government Support: $517,000
Other: $463,000
General Local Government Support: $327,000
- Tax - Property: $33,528,000
Property: $29,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,024,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,514,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,915,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,672,000
Other License: $537,000
Other License: $469,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Liberty County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,875,000
Cash and Securities: $3,593,000
- Charges - Other: $1,178,000
Other: $1,129,000
Solid Waste Management: $335,000
Solid Waste Management: $321,000
- Construction - General - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $474,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,436,000
Police Protection: $8,436,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,245,000
Police Protection: $7,629,000
Regular Highways: $7,629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,456,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,493,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,871,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,947,000
Financial Administration: $3,165,000
Central Staff Services: $2,977,000
Financial Administration: $2,863,000
Central Staff Services: $2,692,000
General - Other: $1,289,000
General - Other: $1,165,000
Corrections - Other: $856,000
Corrections - Other: $774,000
Public Welfare - Other: $676,000
Solid Waste Management: $629,000
Public Welfare - Other: $611,000
Solid Waste Management: $569,000
Local Fire Protection: $560,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $507,000
Local Fire Protection: $506,000
General Public Buildings: $480,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $458,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Natural Resources - Other: $208,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $478,000
Interest on Debt: $478,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,110,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,845,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,580,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,486,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $482,000
General Revenue - Other: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
Sale of Property: $12,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $868,000
General - Other: $701,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $75,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,582,000
Cash and Securities: $15,375,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $312,000
Cash and Securities: $289,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,682,000
Highways: $1,274,000
Highways: $806,000
Other: $731,000
General Local Government Support: $517,000
Other: $463,000
General Local Government Support: $327,000
- Tax - Property: $33,528,000
Property: $29,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,024,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,514,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,915,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,672,000
Other License: $537,000
Other License: $469,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Liberty County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,875,000
Cash and Securities: $3,593,000
- Charges - Other: $1,178,000
Other: $1,129,000
Solid Waste Management: $335,000
Solid Waste Management: $321,000
- Construction - General - Other: $502,000
General - Other: $474,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,436,000
Police Protection: $8,436,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,245,000
Police Protection: $7,629,000
Regular Highways: $7,629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,456,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,493,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,871,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,364,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,947,000
Financial Administration: $3,165,000
Central Staff Services: $2,977,000
Financial Administration: $2,863,000
Central Staff Services: $2,692,000
General - Other: $1,289,000
General - Other: $1,165,000
Corrections - Other: $856,000
Corrections - Other: $774,000
Public Welfare - Other: $676,000
Solid Waste Management: $629,000
Public Welfare - Other: $611,000
Solid Waste Management: $569,000
Local Fire Protection: $560,000
General Public Buildings: $531,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $507,000
Local Fire Protection: $506,000
General Public Buildings: $480,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $458,000
Natural Resources - Other: $230,000
Natural Resources - Other: $208,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $112,000
Other: $112,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $478,000
Interest on Debt: $478,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,110,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,845,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,580,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,315,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,265,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $4,486,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $482,000
General Revenue - Other: $395,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Interest Earnings: $94,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
Sale of Property: $12,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $868,000
General - Other: $701,000
Police Protection: $93,000
Police Protection: $75,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $47,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,582,000
Cash and Securities: $15,375,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $312,000
Cash and Securities: $289,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,818,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,682,000
Highways: $1,274,000
Highways: $806,000
Other: $731,000
General Local Government Support: $517,000
Other: $463,000
General Local Government Support: $327,000
- Tax - Property: $33,528,000
Property: $29,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,024,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,514,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,915,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,672,000
Other License: $537,000
Other License: $469,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Other Selective Sales: $55,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,837
- Number of aged recipients: 199
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,638
- Number of recipients under 18: 299
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,159
- Number of recipients older than 64: 379
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 684
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 826
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 152 | $123,039 | 163 | $94,883 | 266 | $119,680 | 110 | $28,909 | 0 | $0 | 49 | $79,020 | 93 | $54,731 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 11 | $111,273 | 66 | $75,894 | 42 | $99,238 | 7 | $55,286 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $77,500 | 47 | $46,128 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 32 | $105,281 | 131 | $79,916 | 202 | $105,079 | 118 | $31,610 | 1 | $165,000 | 28 | $63,393 | 117 | $55,838 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 16 | $115,188 | 24 | $74,417 | 94 | $109,511 | 10 | $36,900 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $75,600 | 16 | $48,875 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $80,600 | 12 | $64,833 | 35 | $105,857 | 14 | $66,929 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 19 | $55,316 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 12 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 19 | $168,579 | 16 | $200,438 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $155,333 | 6 | $143,667 | 2 | $51,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $116,250 | 4 | $163,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $108,000 | 1 | $119,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Liberty County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 435 | 69.7 years |
John | 346 | 73.0 years |
William | 333 | 73.6 years |
Mary | 320 | 76.9 years |
Robert | 250 | 68.0 years |
Charles | 181 | 68.2 years |
George | 166 | 73.5 years |
Thomas | 137 | 71.3 years |
Willie | 136 | 75.4 years |
Joe | 119 | 73.1 years |
Most common last names in Liberty County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 268 | 73.4 years |
Johnson | 177 | 72.3 years |
Williams | 149 | 73.3 years |
Davis | 143 | 75.5 years |
Jones | 137 | 74.1 years |
Brown | 122 | 74.3 years |
Jackson | 100 | 71.4 years |
Taylor | 94 | 72.9 years |
Fregia | 76 | 71.6 years |
Green | 73 | 75.6 years |
Businesses in Liberty County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 3 | McDonald's | 7 | |
Best Western | 3 | Nike | 6 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Burger King | 3 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
CVS | 3 | Popeyes | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 2 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Cricket Wireless | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 5 | |
DHL | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 10 | |
FedEx | 7 | Super 8 | 2 | |
GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 5 | U-Haul | 10 | |
KFC | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
La Quinta | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 |
Liberty County on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"