Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Liberty borough


Total Population 2,744 SEX Male 1,300 Female 1,444 AGE Under 5 years 136 5 to 17 years 433 18 to 20 years 77 21 to 24 years 115 25 to 44 years 821 45 to 54 years 238 55 to 59 years 153 60 to 64 years 200 65 to 74 years 376 75 to 84 years 172 85 years and over 23 Median age 40.0 Under 18 years 569 Percent of total population 20.7 65 years and over 571 Percent of total population 20.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,109 Family households (families) 835 Married-couple families 699 Percent of total households 63.0 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 102 Nonfamily households 274 Percent of total households 24.7 Householder living alone 256 Householder 65 years and over 156 Persons living in households 2,744 Persons per household 2.47 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,698 Black 37 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,144 Occupied housing units 1,109 Owner occupied 954 Percent owner occupied 86.0 Renter occupied 155 Vacant housing units 35 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,055 1-unit, attached 16 2 to 4 units 40 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 23 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 890 Less than $50,000 658 $50,000 to $99,999 221 $100,000 to $149,999 9 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 135 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 99 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 283 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 890 White 879 Black 10 Percent of occupied units 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997