Liberal, KS

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2021 Population
19,340
1.66% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
30.1
3.08% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
13.9%
0.728% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$50,704
4.69% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$107,800
3.49% 1-year decline
2021 Employed Population
9,499
2.38% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Liberal, KS had a population of 19.3k people with a median age of 30.1 and a median household income of $50,704. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Liberal, KS grew from 19,025 to 19,340, a 1.66% increase and its median household income grew from $48,434 to $50,704, a 4.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Liberal, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (26.1%), White (Hispanic) (24.7%), Other (Hispanic) (24.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (15.3%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.88%).

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.

81.8% of the residents in Liberal, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Liberal, KS are Seward County Community College (409 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Liberal, KS was $107,800, and the homeownership rate was 60.9%.

Most people in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Liberal, KS was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Liberal, KS is home to a population of 19.3k people, from which 81.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 29.7% of Liberal, KS residents were born outside of the country (5.75k people).

In 2021, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.05k people) in Liberal, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.78k White (Hispanic) and 4.68k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

81.8%
2021 Citizenship
81.3%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 81.8% of Liberal, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Liberal, KS was 81.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Liberal, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.05k ± 217
  2. White (Hispanic)
    4.78k ± 896
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.68k ± 992
65.1%
Hispanic Population
12.6k people

In 2021, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.05k people) in Liberal, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.78k White (Hispanic) and 4.68k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

65.1% of the people in Liberal, KS are hispanic (12.6k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    81,246 ± 6,900 people
  2. India
    14,367 ± 2,936 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,893 ± 2,558 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 81,246 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,367 and Vietnam with 10,893.

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Foreign-Born Population

29.7%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
5.75k people
29.6%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
5.64k people

As of 2021, 29.7% of Liberal, KS residents (5.75k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Liberal, KS was 29.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    149 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    51 ± 44
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    22 ± 28

Liberal, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.92 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Liberal, KS employs 9.5k people. The largest industries in Liberal, KS are Manufacturing (2,346 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,093 people), and Retail Trade (1,027 people), and the highest paying industries are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($73,333), Transportation & Warehousing ($66,935), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,906).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,980. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.46, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

9.5k
2021 Value
± 824
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 11.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Liberal, KS grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 9.28k employees to 9.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberal, KS, are Production Occupations (1,645 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (939 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (883 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberal, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

9.5k
2021 Value
± 824
2.38%
1 Year growth
± 11.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Liberal, KS grew at a rate of 2.38%, from 9.28k employees to 9.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberal, KS, are Manufacturing (2,346 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,093 people), and Retail Trade (1,027 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,729
Median earning men ± $2,523
$26,665
Median earning women ± $1,335

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,169), Public Administration ($50,878), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,973).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($50,458), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,750), and Wholesale Trade ($38,608).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $21B
  2. $17B
  3. $14B

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $21B, followed by Meat/seafood ($17B) and Cereal grains ($14B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kansas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$221B
2020 Value in Kansas
$406B
Projected 2050 Value in Kansas
83.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kansas trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 83.5% to $406B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $18.5B
  2. $14.8B
  3. $13.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Missouri with $18.5B, followed by Texas with $14.8B and Nebraska and $13.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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

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US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Liberal, KS awarded 409 degrees. The student population of Liberal, KS in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 685 male students and 979 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Liberal, KS are Hispanic or Latino (258 and 65.8%), followed by White (102 and 26%), Black or African American (8 and 2.04%), and Unknown (8 and 2.04%).

The largest universities in Liberal, KS by number of degrees awarded are Seward County Community College (409 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Liberal, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (123 and 30.1%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (68 and 16.6%), and Registered Nursing (28 and 6.85%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 1,664 students enrolled in Liberal, KS, 41.2% men and 58.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 843 records, of which 61.1% were women and 38.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 123 degrees awarded
  2. 28 degrees awarded
  3. 8 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Liberal, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 123 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
409 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seward County Community College with 409 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 160 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Liberal, KS, which is 0.643 times less than the 249 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 258 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 102 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,304) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,344) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,440) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.762% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.709% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (598k), Some college (550k), and Bachelors Degree (446k).

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.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Liberal, KS was $107,800 in 2021, which is 0.44 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $111,700 to $107,800, a 3.49% decrease. The homeownership rate in Liberal, KS is 60.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Liberal, KS have an average commute time of 14.5 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.

Median household income in Liberal, KS is $50,704. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Liberal, KS was Census Tract 9657 with a value of $68,125, followed by Census Tract 9656 and Census Tract 9658, with respective values of $58,854 and $56,399.

Property

$107,800
Median Property Value 2021
±$6,858
$3,894
Median Property Taxes
±$451

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.

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Rent vs Own

60.9%
Homeownership
2021
66.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 60.9% of the housing units in Liberal, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9657
  2. Census Tract 9656
  3. Census Tract 9658

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Liberal, KS was Census Tract 9657 with a value of $68,125, followed by Census Tract 9656 and Census Tract 9658, with respective values of $58,854 and $56,399.

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

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Household Income

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$50,704
Median Household Income
± $3,694
6.4k
Number of Households
± 656

In 2021, the median household income of the 6.4k households in Liberal, KS grew to $50,704 from the previous year's value of $48,434.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Liberal, KS is from Kansas.
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.555% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Carpooled (18.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2021, 73.9% of workers in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.7%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

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.

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Commute Time

14.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberal, KS have a shorter commute time (14.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in Liberal, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberal, KS (2.62k out of 18.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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.

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85.3% of the population of Liberal, KS has health coverage, with 51.8% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 7.35% on Medicare, 9.57% on non-group plans, and 0.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Seward County, KS see 2678 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.62% decrease from the previous year (2722 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3005 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1052 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,678 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Seward County, KS

Primary care physicians in Seward County, KS see an average of 2,678 patients per year. This represents a 1.62% decrease from the previous year (2,722 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Seward County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.1% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.05% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.7%
Uninsured
51.8%
Employer Coverage
15.7%
Medicaid
7.35%
Medicare
9.57%
Non-Group
0.95%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Liberal, KS declined by 12.5% from 16.8% to 14.7%.

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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