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Liberal, KS Urban Area

19,107 Population
10.6 square miles 1,799.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,688 ±$2,466 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$61,875 ±$7,726 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.2% ±4.2% (2,659  ±782) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

16.1 minutes ±2.8 (139,630  ±25,235) 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

6,386 ±291 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.9 ±0.2 (18,744  ±477) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.1% ±3.1% (270  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

7,360 ±164 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$134,500 ±$15,724 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13% ±2.8% (2,427  ±525.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

70.9% ±6.2% (7,870  ±727.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
10.6% ±2.4% (1,174  ±269) 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

29.1% ±2.8% (5,560  ±551) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2% ±0.7% (269  ±98) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
269 Total veterans ±98 259 Male ±96 10 Female ±13

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