Township · Ohio

Liberty Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Liberty Township, Hardin County, township, in Hardin County, Ohio. Liberty Township, Hardin County had 6,700 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 5.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 7,060 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 6,988 (±17). GEOID 3906543162.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

6,700

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 7,060 · ACS 2020-2024: 6,988 ±17

Median household income

$63,657

±$6,102 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$169,200

±$20,896 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$871

±$78 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Liberty Township, Hardin County and what county is it in?

Liberty Township, Hardin County is a township in Hardin County, Ohio. It covers 35.8 square miles of land, 197 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Liberty Township (Hardin County): Ada (village, 5,334 in 2020).

Liberty Township, Hardin County (marked with a dot) in Hardin County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Liberty Township, Hardin County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 6,700 people lived in Liberty Township, Hardin County on July 1, 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, while Ohio grew 0.9%. The 2020 Census counted 7,060 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 6,988 (±17).

  • July 2020→2021 −176 (6,895)
  • 2021→2022 +64 (6,959)
  • 2022→2023 +53 (7,012)
  • 2023→2024 −153 (6,859)
  • 2024→2025 −159 (6,700)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureLiberty Township, Hardin CountyHardin CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population6,988±1730,47511,810,293−337
Households2,284±22011,7244,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.34±0.212.442.37no clear change
Housing units2,569±21312,9175,292,391no clear change

Liberty Township, Hardin County's population since 2000

From 7,149 in 2000 to 6,700 in 2025: down 6.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Liberty Township, Hardin County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 7,149
  • 2005 (estimate) 7,493
  • 2010 Census 7,712
  • 2015 (estimate) 7,526
  • 2020 Census 7,060
  • 2025 (estimate) 6,700

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Liberty Township, Hardin County?

The median resident of Liberty Township, Hardin County is 23.0 years old; 17.0% are under 18 and 9.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 85.3%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.0%. 2.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureLiberty Township, Hardin CountyHardin CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age23.0±1.035.239.7no clear change
Under 18 years17.0%±3.5 pts22.9%22.0%–
65 years and over9.2%±1.9 pts16.1%18.3%–
Male46.3%±3.8 pts50.0%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6.0%±2.3 pts2.4%4.8%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic85.3%±2.9 pts92.7%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.6%±1.3 pts1.3%12.0%no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.0%±0.8 pts0.7%2.5%−1.2 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.3 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.0%±1.5 pts2.5%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.7%±0.7 pts0.2%0.4%–
Born outside the United States2.3%±1.1 pts1.0%5.2%−4.2 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.1%±1.4 pts5.2%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)4.4%±1.9 pts6.6%6.6%–
With a disability9.3%±2.5 pts12.4%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage4.8%±2.0 pts11.1%6.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)98.9%±1.0 pts92.6%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)33.2%±6.5 pts19.5%31.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)13.8%±4.4 pts6.9%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier72.8%±5.5 pts86.5%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year5.5%±2.5 pts2.3%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Liberty Township, Hardin County earn?

Half of Liberty Township, Hardin County's 2,284 households earn less than $63,657 a year (±$6,102), against $62,484 in Hardin County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $65,996 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 20.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureLiberty Township, Hardin CountyHardin CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$63,657±$6,102$62,484$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$83,464±$10,971$82,547$96,990–
Per capita income$28,992±$4,091$32,470$40,552no clear change
People below the poverty line20.0%±6.4 pts17.3%13.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line14.0%±11.6 pts27.9%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP8.4%±5.4 pts12.4%12.5%–
Households with a computer99.9%±0.1 pts93.1%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription93.6%±4.9 pts85.7%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Liberty Township, Hardin County?

Owners occupy 56.3% of Liberty Township, Hardin County's occupied homes and renters 43.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,200 by its owner (±$20,896). The median renter pays $871 a month including utilities, and 35.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureLiberty Township, Hardin CountyHardin CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$169,200±$20,896$151,200$214,800no clear change
Median gross rent$871±$78$793$1,034no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent35.0%±13.8 pts27.0%37.3%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,382±$133$1,254$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes56.3%±7.4 pts74.7%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes43.7%±7.4 pts25.3%32.8%–
Housing units2,569±21312,9175,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate6.0%±7.4 pts1.1%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate1.7%±2.8 pts1.5%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes61.5%±7.0 pts76.4%68.8%–
Mobile homes8.4%±4.0 pts11.0%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.6 pts1.2%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20198.3%±5.2 pts5.3%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier20.1%±5.5 pts29.2%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle1.2%±1.7 pts6.6%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Liberty Township, Hardin County work and get to work?

74.3% of Liberty Township, Hardin County's workers drive alone and 7.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 6.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureLiberty Township, Hardin CountyHardin CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.4%±4.0 pts61.6%63.1%–
Unemployment rate6.8%±3.6 pts4.6%4.8%no clear change
Drove alone to work74.3%±5.3 pts81.4%75.1%–
Carpooled6.2%±2.8 pts7.5%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%1.0%–
Walked10.8%±3.5 pts4.8%2.0%–
Worked from home7.6%±2.9 pts4.8%13.0%no clear change
Mean travel time to work22.1 min±2.323.6 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Liberty Township, Hardin County?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Liberty Township, Hardin County, and 2 more reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Liberty Township, Hardin County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Liberty Township, Hardin County
Tract 4.02Hardin County4,369 $62,056 $161,000100%
Tract 4.01Hardin County1,726 $42,067 not published100%
Tract 3Hardin County3,470 $65,293 $148,00017%
Tract 5Hardin County4,153 $60,568 $136,2002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Liberty Township, Hardin County) · Census block assignment files

How does Liberty Township, Hardin County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Liberty Township, Hardin County is the 1,787th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 191st-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Liberty Township, Hardin County ranks 1,168th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Liberty Township, Hardin County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate191st1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)1,585th1,589
Residents per square mile918th1,734
Median household income1,168th1,699
Per capita income1,430th1,729
Median home value1,112th1,707
Median gross rent861st1,453
Poverty rate186th1,116
Bachelor's degree or higher370th1,613
Median age1,707th1,727
Owner-occupied share1,605th1,732
Work from home737th990
Travel time to work1,189th1,731

Liberty Township, Hardin County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Liberty Township, Hardin County?

9 of the 57 figures for Liberty Township, Hardin County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Liberty Township, Hardin County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.