People QuickFacts Liberty County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 65,471 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 63,469 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.2% 2.4% Population, 2010 63,453 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 10.8% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 30.2% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 6.4% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.5% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 50.9% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 41.5% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.2% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.1% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 10.4% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 43.5% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 70.2% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.1% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 10.7% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 90.0% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.3% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 9,645 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.6 27.0  Housing units, 2011 27,323 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 50.9% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.8% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $125,700 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 22,907 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.70 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,034 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $44,146 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.1% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Liberty County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 814 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 11,464 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 20.8 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 2,588 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 3,667 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.7% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.7% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 539,287 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,908 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 62,915 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 201 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Liberty County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 489.80 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 129.5 168.4 FIPS Code 179 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts