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Population (year 2000): 1,850. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,892 (+2.3% change)
Males: 799 (43.2%), Females: 1,051 (56.8%)
Zip code:
42539
Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $18,525 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,400 (year 2000)
Races in Liberty:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish
(11.7%), English (7.8%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%),
Italian (1.1%).
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Liberty
- High school or higher: 58.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Liberty city
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 17.0%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-6.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Liberty:
- CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (187 WOLFORD AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Liberty:
- RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 21 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS,
KY)
- FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 23 miles; STANFORD, KY)
- EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 25
miles; DANVILLE, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Liberty:
- BLUE GRASS (about 55 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 81 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 106 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Liberty:
- LIBERTY-CASEY COUNTY (about 9 miles; LIBERTY, KY;
ID: I53)
- STUART POWELL FIELD (about 21 miles; DANVILLE, KY;
ID: DVK)
- RUSSELL COUNTY (about 25 miles; JAMESTOWN, KY; ID:
K24)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Liberty:
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 57 miles; LEXINGTON,
KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 79 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY;
FT enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOUISVILLE,
KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
Public high school in Liberty:
- CASEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 713;
Location: 1841 E KY 70; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Liberty:
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369;
Location: 75 COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- CASEY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 363;
Location: 1673 E KY 70; Grades: 07 - 08)
- DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198;
Location: 7545 KY 49; Grades: KG - 06)
- PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 169;
Location: 8349 W KY 70; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Liberty:
- GALILEAN CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 60;
Location: PO BOX 880; Grades: UG - UG)
- TURKEY CREEK ELM (Students: 26; Location: 258
SLOAN FORK RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- MCBEATH SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 135
THOMAS RIDGE SPUR RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARY (Students: 9; Location:
3062 SOUTH FORK RIDGE RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- CASEY AMISH MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 5;
Location: 269 LEWELLEN RD; Grades: 1 - 7)
Library in Liberty:
- CASEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $225,554; Location: 238 MIDDLEBURG STREET;
41,839 books; 819 audio materials; 895 video materials;
93 serial subscriptions)
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