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Liberal, MO

776 Population
0.8 square miles 919.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±10.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Barton County: 40.6 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,159 ±$3,486 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Barton County: $25,518 ±$2,355
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$53,333 ±$13,341 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Barton County: $49,503 † ±$5,066
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

14.5% ±6.2% (112  ±55) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Barton County: 22.2% † 2,559 (±4.4% / ±511)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

25.4 minutes ±10.6 (7,970  ±2,342) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Barton County: 24.5 102,890 (±2 / ±12,840)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

312 ±77 Number of households
  • Barton County: 4,425 ±203
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.5 ±0.9 (776  ±190) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Barton County: 2.6 11,564 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

8.5% ±8.5% (18  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Barton County: 8.4% † 203 (±4% / ±96)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

429 ±89 Number of housing units
  • Barton County: 5,295 ±24
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$76,700 ±$16,468 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Barton County: $136,000 † ±$23,337
  • about one-third of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

8.4% ±5.5% (65  ±45.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Barton County: 10% † 1,146 (±2.6% / ±296.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

90.2% ±28.2% (467  ±95.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Barton County: 86.1% 6,930 (±6% / ±488.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
19.7% ±6.2% (102  ±40) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Barton County: 18% † 1,446 (±2.9% / ±230.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±0.6% (4  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Barton County: 0.4% 41
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

11.9% ±7.1% (73  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Barton County: 6.2% † 552 (±1.4% / ±127)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
73 Total veterans ±47 70 Male ±47 3 Female ±5

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