Liberty, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 9,632. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,589 (-0.4% change)
Males: 4,708 (48.9%), Females: 4,924 (51.1%)
Sullivan County
Zip code: 12754
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $32,022
Median house value: $86,700
Population by Race
Races in Liberty:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.6%)
- Hispanic (10.9%)
- Black (9.2%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (15.6%), Italian (11.3%), English (8.7%), Polish (5.4%), United States (4.1%).
Elevation: 1509 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Liberty
- High school or higher: 71.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Liberty town
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 48.5%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
8.2% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 3.1% Europe, 1.6% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Liberty:
- CATSKILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; HARRIS, NY)
- CATSKILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CALLICOON, NY)
- WESTCHESTER ELLENVILLE HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; ELLENVILLE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Liberty:
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 8 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
- STEWART INT’L (about 49 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 61 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Abbreviation: POU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Liberty:
- MONTICELLO (about 13 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: N37)
- WURTSBORO-SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 26 miles; WURTSBORO, NY; Abbreviation: N82)
- JOSEPH Y RESNICK (about 27 miles; ELLENVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: N89)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Liberty:
- SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUC SVCS (Full-time enrollment: 36; Location: 85 FERNDALE LOOMIS RD; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Liberty:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 45 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,334)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 51 miles; ONEONTA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,333)
- MARIST COLLEGE (about 58 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,646)
- DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,112)
- CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 59 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,028)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 59 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
Schools
Public high school in Liberty:
- LIBERTY HS (Students: 748; Location: 125 BUCKLEY ST; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Liberty:
- LIBERTY ES (Students: 688; Location: 201 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 04)
- LIBERTY MS (Students: 446; Location: 145 BUCKLEY ST; Grades: 05 – 07)
- BOCES SULLIVAN (Students: 267; Location: 6 WIERK AVE; Grades: UG – UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Liberty:
- ST PETERS REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 181; Location: 121 LINCOLN PLACE; Grades: PK – 8)
- LIGHT & LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 2 PAR RD.; Grades: PK – 7)
Libraries
Library in Liberty:
- LIBERTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $211,391; Location: 189 NORTH MAIN STREET; 21,998 books; 472 audio materials; 390 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)