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LibertyIL

A town of 409, settled in 1822.

Population
409
+5.2% since 2010
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
42.2
years
Jobs based here
42
A commuter town
Small town

409 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Liberty

Most working residents leave Liberty for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (34%), Ellington (8%) and Mount Sterling (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Liberty1%
Quincy34%
Ellington8%
Mount Sterling6%
Liberty6%
16 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Liberty
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Liberty has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer64–85°
Fall44–65°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 61% of U.S. towns

Liberty beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
What stands outLibertyIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity12%15.9%
More adults with depression23.9%19.8%
Blessing Hospital
16 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
54th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Liberty is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Liberty: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 248 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Liberty Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Liberty for work

Where Liberty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Quincy Quincy 34% 8% → Ellington Ellington 8% 6% → Mount Sterling Mount Sterling 6% 6% → Liberty Liberty 6% 6% → Springfield Springfield 6% 2% → Melrose Melrose 2% Liberty · 1% stay
42jobs based in Liberty
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Liberty

Village in Illinois, US

Liberty is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1822
Population
543
Area
0.4 sq mi
ZIP code
62347

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