Liberal, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

21,942

1.26% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

30.5

0.993% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.6%

2.11% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$57,131

10.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$126,000

15.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

10,717

1.08% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Liberal, KS had a population of 21.9k people with a median age of 30.5 and a median household income of $57,131. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Liberal, KS declined from 22,223 to 21,942, a −1.26% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,809 to $57,131, a 10.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Liberal, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (28.1%), Other (Hispanic) (27.1%), White (Hispanic) (18.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (17.8%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.96%).

None of the households in Liberal, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.1% of the residents in Liberal, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Liberal, KS are Seward County Community College (410 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Liberal, KS was $126,000, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Liberal, KS was 2 cars per household.

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United States

Population & Diversity

Liberal, KS is home to a population of 21.9k people, from which 83.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 29% of Liberal, KS residents were born outside of the country (6.37k people).

In 2022, there were 1.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.17k people) in Liberal, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.94k Other (Hispanic) and 3.96k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.1%

2022 Citizenship

82.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 83.1% of Liberal, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Liberal, KS was 82.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Liberal, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Liberal, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.17k ± 66
Other (Hispanic)
5.94k ± 961
White (Hispanic)
3.96k ± 926

64.2%

Hispanic Population

14.1k people

64.2% of the people in Liberal, KS are hispanic (14.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Liberal, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.37k people

29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

6.43k people

As of 2022, 29% of Liberal, KS residents (6.37k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Liberal, KS was 29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Liberal, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
141 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
67 ± 62
Korea
30 ± 25

Liberal, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Liberal, KS employs 10.7k people. The largest industries in Liberal, KS are Manufacturing (2,811 people), Educational Services (1,249 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,132 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($132,661), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,357), and Finance & Insurance ($65,430).

Employment

Occupations

10.7k

2022 Value

± 862

−1.08%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Liberal, KS declined at a rate of −1.08%, from 10.8k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberal, KS, are Production Occupations (2,014 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (974 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (821 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberal, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.7k

2022 Value

± 862

−1.08%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Liberal, KS declined at a rate of −1.08%, from 10.8k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberal, KS, are Manufacturing (2,811 people), Educational Services (1,249 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,132 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberal, KS, though some of these residents may live in Liberal, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,539

Median earning men ± $4,175

$28,746

Median earning women ± $2,376

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,000), Wholesale Trade ($81,964), and Public Administration ($56,094).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,508), Information ($50,662), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($47,646).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

200
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
130
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
107
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

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Senator Elections

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The following chart shows elected senators in the United States over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Liberal, KS awarded 410 degrees. The student population of Liberal, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 604 male students and 1,059 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Liberal, KS are Hispanic or Latino (251 and 62.9%), followed by White (118 and 29.6%), Unknown (10 and 2.51%), and Asian (6 and 1.5%).

The largest universities in Liberal, KS by number of degrees awarded are Seward County Community College (410 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Liberal, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (115 and 28%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (84 and 20.5%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (34 and 8.29%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,663 students enrolled in Liberal, KS, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 885 records, of which 64.1% were women and 35.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
115 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
22 degrees awarded
Respiratory Care Therapist
10 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Liberal, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 115 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Liberal, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Seward County Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

410 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seward County Community College with 410 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 137 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Liberal, KS, which is 0.502 times less than the 273 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 251 degrees mean that there were 2.13 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 118 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,368) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,376) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Liberal, KS was $126,000 in 2022, which is 0.447 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $109,400 to $126,000, a 15.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Liberal, KS is 65.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Liberal, KS have an average commute time of 14.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Liberal, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$126,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,806

$4,615

Median Property Taxes

±$505

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Liberal, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Liberal, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2022

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 65.3% of the housing units in Liberal, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberal, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the counties in Liberal, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,131

Median Household Income

± $4,351

7.07k

Number of Households

± 694

In 2022, the median household income of the 7.07k households in Liberal, KS grew to $57,131 from the previous year's value of $51,809.

The following chart displays the households in Liberal, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberal, KS is from Liberal, KS.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Liberal, KS across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Carpooled (17.2%)
Worked At Home (3.41%)

In 2022, 75.7% of workers in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.2%) and those who worked at home (3.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberal, KS have a shorter commute time (14.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Liberal, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Liberal, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Liberal, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Liberal, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberal, KS (2.92k out of 21.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Liberal, KS is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.5% of the population of Liberal, KS has health coverage, with 52.8% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 8.1% on Medicare, 9.32% on non-group plans, and 0.317% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.9% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.79% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.5%

Uninsured

52.8%

Employer Coverage

15%

Medicaid

8.1%

Medicare

9.32%

Non-Group

0.317%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Liberal, KS declined by 0.0695% from 14.5% to 14.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Liberal, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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