Language Spoken At Home in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 70,451 | 100% |
English only | 58,904 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 11,547 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,886 | 5.5% |
Spanish | 10,631 | 15.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,602 | 5.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 737 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 220 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 158 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 21 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,662 | 100% |
American | 5,030 | 6.6% |
Arab | 127 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,112 | 1.5% |
Danish | 71 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 495 | 0.7% |
English | 5,828 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 4,370 | 5.8% |
French Canadian | 269 | 0.4% |
German | 9,867 | 13.0% |
Greek | 51 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 24 | 0.0% |
Irish | 9,781 | 12.9% |
Italian | 1,943 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 222 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,075 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 84 | 0.1% |
Russian | 132 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 924 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 964 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 363 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 479 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 27 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 409 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 350 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 24,461 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,169 | 74.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,777 | 31.8% |
Married-couple family | 13,636 | 55.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,366 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,258 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 647 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,275 | 13.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,764 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 6,292 | 25.7% |
Householder living alone | 5,414 | 22.1% |
65 years and over | 2,160 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,506 | 38.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,189 | 25.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 69,880 | 100% |
Householder | 24,461 | 35.0% |
Spouse | 13,723 | 19.6% |
Child | 22,230 | 31.8% |
Other relatives | 6,795 | 9.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,671 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,245 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,082 | 100% |
Never married | 8,341 | 28.7% |
Now married, except separated | 15,422 | 53.0% |
Separated | 1,091 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 637 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,591 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,689 | 100% |
Never married | 7,225 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 15,234 | 49.6% |
Separated | 1,254 | 4.1% |
Widowed | 3,166 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 3,810 | 12.4% |
Fertility in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,345 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 513 | 38.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 139 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,293 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,760 | 53.4% |
Less than 1 year | 431 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 329 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 328 | 10.0% |
5 or more years | 672 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,760 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,007 | 57.2% |
Who are married | 1,502 | 85.3% |
School Enrollment in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,997 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,367 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,157 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,719 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,096 | 26.8% |
College or graduate school | 2,658 | 14.0% |
Educational Attainment in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 49,137 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,344 | 8.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,879 | 16.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,281 | 37.2% |
Some college, no degree | 11,953 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,164 | 4.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,261 | 6.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,255 | 2.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.2% |
Veteran Status in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 56,276 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,664 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 69,891 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,269 | 19.0% |
Under 18 years | 19,361 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,192 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 42,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,869 | 18.6% |
65 years and over | 8,189 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,208 | 51.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,582 | 100% |
Same house | 59,450 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,723 | 19.7% |
Same county | 5,247 | 7.0% |
Different county | 9,476 | 12.7% |
Same state | 8,516 | 11.4% |
Different state | 960 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 409 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,662 | 100% |
Native | 70,382 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 69,941 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 55,198 | 73.0% |
Different state | 14,743 | 19.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 441 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 5,280 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,280 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,324 | 25.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,956 | 74.9% |
Year of Entry in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,721 | 100% |
Native | 441 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 441 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,280 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 283 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,997 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Liberty County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,280 | 100% |
Europe | 310 | 5.9% |
Asia | 380 | 7.2% |
Africa | 59 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 4,456 | 84.4% |
Northern America | 66 | 1.3% |