What percentage of people rent in Liberty, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in Liberty, SC, 2020–2024
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21.2% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Liberty, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 282 renting households against 1,050 that own their home.

In Liberty, the share of households that rent went from 25.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.2% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 282 (±121)

Who rents and who owns in Liberty

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Liberty	Pickens County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.2% (±8.8 points)	29.1% (±1.6 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	282 (±121)	15,255 (±886)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,050 (±185)	37,159 (±866)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.0)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$34,759 (±$2,497)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,327 (±$11,587)	$75,885 (±$3,709)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In Liberty, the renter share is not measurably different from Pickens County (29.1%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (28.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Pickens County, Liberty ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 266 of 381.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Liberty has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	25.3% (±9.1 points)	21.2% (±8.8 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$810 (±$57)	$687 (±$257)	−15.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$50,541 (±$8,601)	$42,206 (±$9,288)	−16.5%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Liberty

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Liberty
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Liberty	—	21.2% (±8.8 points)	—
Norris	3.6 mi	13.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Arial	4.9 mi	10.4% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Central	6.5 mi	73.6% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Pickens	6.6 mi	32.0% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Six Mile	6.7 mi	7.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Easley	6.8 mi	31.1% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clemson	9.9 mi	65.7% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Clemson University	11 mi	100.0% (±69.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Six Mile, SC (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Central, SC (73.6%), Clemson, SC (65.7%), Clemson University, SC (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Pickens County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Clemson University	100.0% (±69.8 points)
2	Central	73.6% (±7.2 points)
3	Clemson	65.7% (±3.5 points)
4	Pickens	32.0% (±10.7 points)
5	Easley	31.1% (±4.7 points)
6	Liberty	21.2% (±8.8 points)
7	Norris	13.4% (±6.2 points)
8	Arial	10.4% (±7.8 points)
9	Six Mile	7.6% (±5.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Liberty

How many renters are there in Liberty?

Liberty has an estimated 282 (±121) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Liberty?

In Liberty, the share of households that rent went from 25.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Liberty?

A renting household in Liberty has 2.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Liberty city, South Carolina (place:41380, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.