Overview West Liberty is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,756 people and just one neighborhood, West Liberty is the 482nd largest community in Ohio. West Liberty has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages. Occupations and Workforce Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, West Liberty is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.99% of the West Liberty workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, West Liberty is a village of professionals, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Liberty who work in management occupations (12.52%), office and administrative support (10.02%), and teaching (8.09%). Also of interest is that West Liberty has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Overall, West Liberty鈥檚 crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small village, West Liberty does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. West Liberty Demographics The percentage of adults in West Liberty who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.12% of the adults in West Liberty have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Liberty in 2022 was $31,029, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,116 for a family of four. However, West Liberty contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call West Liberty home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Liberty residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in West Liberty include English, German, Irish, Dutch, and Polish. The most common language spoken in West Liberty is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.