City profile · Indiana · Census ACS 2023

Liberty Center, IN

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Liberty Center - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

409
Residents
$82,966
Median income
$991
Median rent (state)

Liberty Center - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Liberty Center places in the 65th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

65th
percentile, household income
19th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Liberty Center, IN

409 people live in Liberty Center, Indiana - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Liberty Center brings in $82,966 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 29.4 years. About 3.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 84.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $991 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $235 across Indiana, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Liberty Center workers runs 19.3 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 22.8 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

Population

409 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Indiana

Median Household Income

$82,966 /yr

Poverty 0.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

93.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average

How does Liberty Center compare to other US cities?

Where Liberty Center sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 65% higher than other cities
Median rent 19% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Liberty Center's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Indiana, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

65thIncome percentile

65th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Liberty Center, IN Liberty Center, IN's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Liberty Center, IN-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Liberty Center, IN median $82,966/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Liberty Center, IN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Liberty Center, IN. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 3.1%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 84.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
409
Median Income
$82,966
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
29.4
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
84.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
3.1%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
19.3 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 141 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Indiana - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$235
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Indiana state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Indiana state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Liberty Center sits in

Cost of Living Index
93.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$991/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
22.8 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Indiana

Clear Lake
409 people
Carrollton
411 people
Plainville
405 people
Charlottesville
403 people
Glenwood
403 people
Metamora
402 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Liberty Center's 409 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Dutton, AL
409 people
Wheatfields, AZ
409 people
Turrell, AR
409 people
Spillville, IA
409 people
Altoona, KS
409 people
Jewell, KS
409 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Liberty Center's $82,966 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Roselle, NJ
$82,967 median income
Fairmount, NY
$82,968 median income
Dunkerton, IA
$82,969 median income
Homestead, IA
$82,969 median income
Delia, KS
$82,969 median income
Lake Ivanhoe, WI
$82,963 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Liberty Center, IN Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Liberty Center, IN - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 39.4% 60.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62.8% White 39.4% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 0.0% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 60.6% Two or more races 0.0% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Liberty Center compares to nearby Indiana cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Liberty Center (this city) 409 $82,966
Clear Lake 409 $101,563
Carrollton 411 $121,574
Plainville 405 $51,667
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IN OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Liberty Center, IN?

What is the population of Liberty Center, IN? +

409 people live in Liberty Center, IN according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Liberty Center, IN? +

In Liberty Center, the typical household earns $82,966 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Liberty Center? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Liberty Center; the closest available measure is the Indiana state average, a cost of living index of 93.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Indiana vary by metro area.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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