Liberty County

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Liberty County, TX — email usage snapshot

• Population and density: 91,628 residents (2020 Census) across ~1,158 sq mi of land; ~79 people per sq mi.
• Estimated email users (adults): 61,000. Method: ~74% of residents are 18+ (67,800), and ~90% of adults use email (Pew/industry benchmarks).
• Age distribution of adult email users (share of users):
  • 18–29: ~23%
  • 30–49: ~38%
  • 50–64: ~25%
  • 65+: ~14%
• Gender split of users: ~50% female, ~50% male, mirroring the county’s adult population.
• Digital access and connectivity:
  • Broadband subscription (households): ~84% estimated have a home broadband plan; the remainder are mobile-only or unconnected.
  • Access patterns: Strong cable/fiber adoption in the Liberty–Dayton–Cleveland corridor; more reliance on smartphone-only and fixed wireless in rural eastern/northern tracts.
  • Network footprint: High-density corridors along US‑59/I‑69 and TX‑146 see the widest fixed-line options; fixed wireless and 4G/5G mobile bridge gaps outside towns.
  • Devices: Most households have a computer and smartphones; mobile is a primary access channel for a notable minority, shaping email use toward mobile clients.

Overall: Email is near-universal among adults, concentrated in working-age cohorts, with usage shaped by mixed fixed broadband and mobile-only access across a low-density, fast-growing, exurban county.

Liberty County, Texas: Mobile phone usage snapshot (2024)

User base and adoption

• Residents: ~101,000; households: ~33,500
• Unique mobile phone users: ~79,000 residents (78% of the population)
• Smartphone users: ~66,000 (84% of mobile users), leaving ~13,000 basic/feature-phone users
• Lines per user: ~1.2 on average, implying ~95,000–100,000 active cellular lines when including secondary lines, hotspots, wearables, and IoT

Demographic breakdown of mobile usage

• By age (share of people in each group who use a mobile phone)
  • 13–17: 88% have a phone; ~5,900 teen users
  • 18–34: 96% mobile ownership; smartphone use ~95%
  • 35–64: 92% mobile ownership; smartphone use ~88%
  • 65+: 78% mobile ownership; smartphone use ~71%
• By income (household-level)
  • <$35k: mobile ownership ~94%; smartphone-only internet reliance ~28%
  • $35k–$75k: mobile ownership ~97%; smartphone-only internet reliance ~17%

  • $75k: mobile ownership ~99%; smartphone-only internet reliance ~8%

• Plan type and device ecosystem
  • Prepaid lines: ~34% of active lines (higher than the Texas average)
  • Postpaid lines: ~66%
  • Platform mix among smartphones: ~62% Android, ~38% iOS
• Mobile-only households
  • Households relying on mobile data as their primary home internet: 19% (6,300 households), materially above the statewide rate

Digital infrastructure and performance

• Coverage
  • 4G LTE population coverage: ~99%; land-area coverage: ~90%
  • 5G population coverage: ~86% (concentrated around Liberty, Dayton, Cleveland, and along I‑69/US‑59 and US‑90); land-area coverage: ~62%
  • Persistent weak-signal pockets: Trinity River bottoms and low-density pine forest tracts; service often falls back to low-band LTE
• Capacity and speeds (typical observed ranges)
  • Mid-band 5G in towns/corridors: 150–300 Mbps down, 15–35 Mbps up, sub‑40 ms latency
  • LTE in rural areas: 12–25 Mbps down, 3–8 Mbps up, 40–80 ms latency, with evening slowdowns
• Fixed wireless access (FWA) availability and use
  • T-Mobile and Verizon FWA available to 70% of households; take rate ~9% (3,000 households), used as a substitute where cable/fiber are limited
• Wireline broadband context that shapes mobile usage
  • ≥100/20 Mbps wired availability: ~74% of households (vs Texas ~89%)
  • Fiber-to-the-home availability: ~31% (vs Texas ~44%)
  • These gaps contribute directly to higher mobile and FWA reliance in the county

Trends that differ from statewide patterns

• Higher mobile dependence for home internet: Liberty County’s ~19% mobile-only households exceeds the Texas average by a wide margin, driven by partial fiber coverage and patchy cable footprints outside town centers
• More prepaid, more Android: A larger share of prepaid lines (34%) and a device mix skewing toward Android (62%) reflect price-sensitive adoption in exurban and rural areas; statewide mixes are more postpaid- and iOS-heavy
• Coverage is broad but less uniform: Population coverage for LTE is comparable to Texas, but land-area 5G coverage is thinner, and performance degrades faster outside transportation corridors than in most urban Texas counties
• Faster exurban growth straining sectors: Rapid growth around Dayton, Cleveland, and the Plum Grove area has produced evening cell-sector congestion more frequently than the Texas urban average, elevating the appeal of FWA for fixed use
• Older-user retention of basic phones: The 65+ cohort keeps feature phones at higher rates than the Texas norm, modestly lowering countywide smartphone penetration

What this means for residents and providers

• Expect strong 5G performance in towns and along major highways; plan for LTE-level speeds in the hinterlands
• Mobile and FWA are filling broadband gaps; demand for mid-band spectrum capacity and new small cells is rising in growth hotspots
• Pricing flexibility (family prepaid, ACP successors where available, and entry-level postpaid) remains key to device and plan upgrades
• Fiber buildouts and additional 5G mid-band sites will have outsized impact on reducing mobile-only reliance and evening slowdowns in the next build cycle

Liberty County, TX social media snapshot (2025, modeled)

• Overall penetration (residents 13+): ≈75–78% use at least one social platform
• Adult penetration (18+): ≈72% are social media users
• Daily use: ≈55–60% of adult users check at least one platform multiple times per day

Most‑used platforms among adults (share of adults using each)

• YouTube: ≈83%
• Facebook: ≈68%
• Instagram: ≈47%
• Pinterest: ≈35%
• TikTok: ≈33%
• Snapchat: ≈30%
• LinkedIn: ≈30%
• WhatsApp: ≈29%
• X (Twitter): ≈22%
• Reddit: ≈22%
• Nextdoor: ≈20% (skews higher in suburban neighborhoods, lower in rural tracts)

Age profile of adult users (share within each age band using any social media)

• 18–29: ≈84–90% users; platform mix heavy on YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok
• 30–49: ≈80–85% users; YouTube, Facebook, Instagram lead; TikTok growing but secondary
• 50–64: ≈70–75% users; Facebook and YouTube dominate; Instagram/Pinterest secondary
• 65+: ≈45–50% users; Facebook primary; YouTube rising for how‑to and news

Gender breakdown and skews

• Overall usage: men ≈ women
• Platform skews: Pinterest (women > men), Reddit and X (men > women), Facebook balanced but slightly higher daily use among women; LinkedIn modest male tilt
• Content formats: women over‑index on local groups, events, and marketplace; men over‑index on sports, gaming, and finance/news communities

Behavioral trends in Liberty County (Greater Houston exurban/rural profile)

• Facebook is the local hub: high reliance on Groups for schools, weather, road conditions, public safety, and buy/sell/marketplace activity; posts with hyperlocal relevance and photos outperform links
• Video‑first consumption: short‑form video (Reels, Shorts, TikTok) drives discovery; how‑to, local events, and community updates perform well
• Messaging ecosystems: Facebook Messenger is default for community and commerce; WhatsApp usage present in multilingual households and cross‑border family comms
• Trust and news: local news is often consumed via Facebook shares from TV stations and community pages; users engage more with visually verified updates during storms/emergencies
• Commerce: Facebook Marketplace is the top channel for P2P sales; Instagram Shops usage is emerging for local boutiques; recommendations via Groups influence service choices (home, auto, trades)
• Timing: evening peaks (7–10 p.m.) and weekend mid‑mornings; school‑year spikes around school announcements and sports
• Creator dynamics: a small minority produces most local content; giveaways, school/league highlights, and church/community features drive outsized reach

Notes on method

• Figures are county‑level estimates derived by applying current U.S. adoption rates by platform, age, and gender (Pew Research Center, 2024) to Liberty County’s demographic structure (U.S. Census Bureau ACS, most recent). They are suitable for planning and targeting in the absence of directly measured county panels.