Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Liberty Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 162 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Only 69 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 151, at 241 acres. Only 85 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Liberty Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,276 in 2000, 1,396 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 5 maps from 1913 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
1% of Liberty Township working residents work locally, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. The town had 142 jobs in 2023, down 721 from 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.3%. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 18°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Liberty Township than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 85% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Liberty Township’s age of the median resident is 47.5 years. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Liberty Township at 1,468 residents, up 3.9% since 2020. Four-year graduates: 36% of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Liberty Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Among adults in Liberty Township, 9.4% have diabetes. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Also worth knowing: 30% of Liberty Township adults have high blood pressure, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (35%).
| Liberty Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 11.6% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 151 | 0.2 mi | 241 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 4 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Liberty Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2020 census, down from 1,414 in 2010.
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