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Population (year 2000): 2,661. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,735 (+2.8% change)
 

Males: 1,276  (48.0%)
Females: 1,385  (52.0%)

Randolph County

Median resident age:  34.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27298.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,500 (it was $35,052 in 2000)
Liberty  $31,500
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,500 (it was $84,000 in 2000)
Liberty  $90,500
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Liberty:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.5%)
  • Black (23.6%)
  • Hispanic (14.2%)
  • Other race (8.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: English (9.2%), United States (8.5%), German (8.3%), Irish (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.61 square miles.

Population density: 1038 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Liberty

  • High school or higher: 69.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Liberty town

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

352 residents are foreign born (12.3% Latin America).

This town:  13.2%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Liberty, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Liberty to the number of sex offenders is 150 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Liberty:  0.7% ($583)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (23.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (418.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Staley, NC (4.3 miles ), Ramseur, NC (10.0 miles ), Franklinville, NC (11.1 miles ), Siler City, NC (11.5 miles ), Forest Oaks, NC (12.8 miles ), Alamance, NC (13.4 miles ), Pleasant Garden, NC (15.1 miles ), Whitsett, NC (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.85 N, Longitude: 79.57 W


19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: +597 (+28.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Liberty (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (36.7 per 100,000)
  • 6 assaults (220.0 per 100,000)
  • 24 burglaries (880.1 per 100,000)
  • 51 thefts (1870.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 191.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Liberty (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (36.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (36.2 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 11 burglaries (397.7 per 100,000)
  • 43 thefts (1554.6 per 100,000)
  • 4 auto thefts (144.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 141.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.69
US city average:  3.00

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Liberty-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Liberty town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 tornado 31.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Liberty:
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 19 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; SILER CITY, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Liberty:
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 45 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 49 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Liberty:
  • HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 4 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: N61)
  • CAUSEY (about 5 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: 2A5)
  • KECKS (about 6 miles; JULIAN, NC; ID: N88)

Amtrak station near Liberty:
  • 20 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Liberty:
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 24 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 35 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 35 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
Public elementary/middle schools in Liberty:

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Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Aids Information (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; South Fayetteville Street).

Courts: Randolph County Court System - Magistrate (Courthouse), Randolph County Court System (Courthouse), Randolph County Court Systems - Guardian Ad Litem Program- District Administr (Courthouse), Randolph County Court Systems - DWI Assessments (Courthouse).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Liberty and their reported violations in the past:

PLEASANT HILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-13-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-15-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2002)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
MT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2000)
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
LAKE JUNO PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 14 routine major monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.5%

Liberty compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Liberty (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Liberty Main Branch at 150 S Fayetteville Street, branch established on 1934-03-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • The Fidelity Bank: Liberty Branch at 508 North Greensboro Street, branch established on 1972-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,391.8 mil, Deposits: $1,214.5 mil, headquarters in Fuquay-Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 69 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Liberty Main Branch at 151 South Fayetteville Street, branch established on 1978-06-07. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Security Savings Bank, SSB: Liberty Savings And Loan Association at 104 N. Greensboro Street, branch established on 1947-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $368.2 mil, Deposits: $258.5 mil, headquarters in Southport, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 1$3,029$36,3480$0
Police Protection - Officers 10$26,081$31,2970$0
Financial Administration 1$3,374$40,4880$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,913$29,4780$0
Local Libraries 2$3,762$22,5723$804
Water Supply 6$12,352$24,7040$0
Other Government Administration 2$6,429$38,5740$0
Sewerage 3$6,465$25,8600$0
Streets and Highways 5$9,600$23,0400$0
Totals for Government 32$76,004$28,5023$804


Liberty government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $455,000
    All Other: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $145,000
    General: $25,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $457,000
    Liquor Stores: $451,000
    Sewerage: $307,000
    Central Staff Services: $255,000
    Solid Waste Management: $225,000
    Regular Highways: $178,000
    Fire Protection: $163,000
    Water Utilities: $131,000
    Parks & Recreation: $110,000
    Libraries: $78,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $47,000
    General Public Buildings: $26,000
    General - Other: $24,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $234,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $3,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $319,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
    Rents: $52,000
    Interest Earnings: $45,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $234,000
    General Public Building: $20,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,847,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $474,000
    Water Utilities: $195,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $114,000
    Highways: $106,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $812,000
    NEC: $23,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $857,000

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,017 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($59 average AGI)
Randolph County:  0.02%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Guilford County, NC  1.78% ($34,319 average AGI)
from Davidson County, NC  0.74% ($30,834)
from Chatham County, NC  0.17% ($27,630)


5.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,086 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.37%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($689 average AGI)
Randolph County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Guilford County, NC  1.66% ($32,444 average AGI)
to Davidson County, NC  0.69% ($25,970)
to Chatham County, NC  0.17% ($26,073)


Strongest AM radio stations in Liberty:
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WNCA (1570 AM; 1 kW; SILER CITY, NC; Owner: CHATHAM BROADCASTING CO., INC. OF SILER CITY)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCOG (1320 AM; 5 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Liberty:
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTJY (89.5 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WHPE-FM (95.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WUAG (103.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: U. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO)

TV broadcast stations around Liberty:
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)

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