| Official Name: | Liberty, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4700 |
| Population Density Km2: | 692.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1793.21 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 459 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1506 |
| Coordinates: | 41.8°N -118°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12754 |
| Area Code: | 845 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-42224 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2390940 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Liberty |
Liberty is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 4,700 at the 2020 census.
The Village of Liberty is centrally located in the Town of Liberty and is adjacent to New York Route 17.
While the Town of Liberty was incorporated in 1807, the Village of Liberty was not incorporated as a separate entity until 1870.[2]
The Munson Diner, Liberty Downtown Historic District, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Town and Country Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Liberty is located at 41.7978°N -74.7428°W (41.797792, -74.742829).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,975 people, 1,646 households, and 893 families residing in the village. The population density was 1660.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,071 housing units at an average density of 865sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 76.58% White, 13.89% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 5.38% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.21% of the population.
There were 1,646 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,903, and the median income for a family was $35,265. Males had a median income of $26,823 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,180. About 12.7% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.