Moving to Liberty, Pennsylvania

Population: 2,670. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,509 (-6.0% change)
Males: 1,255 (47.0%), Females: 1,415 (53.0%)

Zip code: 16930

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $35,264
Median house value: $59,200

Population by Race

Races in Liberty:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
• Black (1.5%)

Ancestries: German (24.6%), Irish (17.6%), Polish (17.2%), Italian (16.4%), Slovak (11.0%), English (9.1%).

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Liberty

• High school or higher: 86.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Liberty borough

• Never married: 21.7%
• Now married: 55.3%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 11.9%
• Divorced: 8.0%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -145 (-5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Liberty:

• UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MC KEESPORT, PA)
• UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 6 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)
• LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Liberty:

• ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 5 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
• PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
• ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 32 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Liberty:

• INTER COUNTY (about 7 miles; IRWIN, PA; Abbreviation: 31D)
• ROSTRAVER (about 10 miles; MONONGAHELA, PA; Abbreviation: FWQ)
• PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 11 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 4G0)

Amtrak station near Liberty:

• 13 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Liberty:

• CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
• ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
• POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
• DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
• CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)

Schools

Public high school in Liberty:

• LIBERTY JSHS (Students: 267; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Liberty:

• LIBERTY EL SCH (Students: 244; Grades: KG – 06)