Liberty is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,684 people and two associated neighborhoods, Liberty is the 266th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Liberty, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.60% of Liberty’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Liberty is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Liberty who work in office and administrative support (12.28%), sales jobs (12.28%), and food service (4.28%). Also of interest is that Liberty has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Liberty doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Liberty are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.64% of adults in Liberty have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Liberty in 2022 was $25,940, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,760 for a family of four. However, Liberty contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Liberty is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Liberty home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Liberty residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Liberty also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Liberty include English, German, Irish, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Liberty is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
