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Liberal, KS Urban Area

19,316 Population
10.6 square miles 1,819.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.6 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,479 ±$2,741 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,706 ±$9,756 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.1% ±4% (2,491  ±764) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.3 minutes ±2.1 (119,655  ±18,651) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,533 ±266 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.1 (18,954  ±425) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.7% ±2.9% (342  ±129) 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

7,444 ±143 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,100 ±$22,354 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.9% ±3% (2,452  ±577.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

71.4% ±6.6% (7,991  ±768.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.8% ±2.4% (1,093  ±272.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter 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% ±2.5% (5,668  ±496) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.9% ±0.6% (249  ±85) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
249 Total veterans ±85 244 Male ±84 5 Female ±10

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