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Liberal, KS Micro Area

21,640 Population
639.7 square miles 33.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,053 ±$2,188 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$62,269 ±$6,466 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13% ±3.7% (2,762  ±782) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

16.5 minutes ±2.4 (163,665  ±24,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

7,208 ±244 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
3 ±0.1 (21,277  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.3% ±2.9% (317  ±147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

8,299 ±19 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$134,000 ±$14,101 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

12% ±2.4% (2,543  ±516.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

72% ±5.9% (9,097  ±758.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
12.7% ±2.4% (1,601  ±300.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

28.7% (6,208  ±526) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2.2% ±0.7% (330  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
330 Total veterans ±97 320 Male ±96 10 Female ±13

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