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Liberal, KS Micro Area

21,486 Population
639.7 square miles 33.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,152 ±$2,589 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,827 ±$8,322 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.2% ±3.6% (2,581  ±764) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.7 minutes ±1.9 (139,450  ±19,437) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,257 ±261 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.1 (21,124  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±2.8% (373  ±139) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,308 ±33 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$136,500 ±$21,591 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.2% ±2.7% (2,574  ±573.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

71.9% ±6.3% (9,059  ±802.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.4% ±2.5% (1,433  ±318.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

29.3% (6,290  ±505) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2% ±0.6% (301  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
301 Total veterans ±86 296 Male ±85 5 Female ±10

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