Liberal, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

21,640

1.38% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

1.64% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13%

4.27% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$62,269

8.99% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$134,000

6.35% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,442

2.57% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Liberal, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (25.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (25.2%), Other (Hispanic) (25.1%), White (Hispanic) (14.6%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.52%).

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.

82% of the residents in Liberal, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Liberal, KS was $134,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Liberal, KS was 2 cars per household.

Liberal, KS borders Guymon, OK.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Liberal, KS is home to a population of 21.6k people, from which 82% are citizens. As of 2023, 28.7% of Liberal, KS residents were born outside of the country (6.21k people).

In 2023, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.6k people) in Liberal, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.45k Two+ (Hispanic) and 5.43k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82%

2023 Citizenship

83.1%

2022 Citizenship

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)
5.6k ± 80
Two+ (Hispanic)
5.45k ± 949
Other (Hispanic)
5.43k ± 1.08k

66.6%

Hispanic Population

14.4k people

66.6% of the people in Liberal, KS are hispanic (14.4k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Foreign-Born Population

28.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.21k people

29%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.37k people

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
99 ± 57
Gulf War (2001-)
91 ± 72
Korea
28 ± 25

Liberal, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Liberal, KS employs 10.4k people. The largest industries in Liberal, KS are Manufacturing (2,866 people), Educational Services (1,199 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,030 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,042), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,910), and Transportation & Warehousing ($66,840).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2023 Value

± 890

−2.57%

1 Year decline

± 12%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberal, KS, are Production Occupations (1,927 people), Sales & Related Occupations (990 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (948 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberal, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.4k

2023 Value

± 890

−2.57%

1 Year decline

± 12%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberal, KS, are Manufacturing (2,866 people), Educational Services (1,199 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,030 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

N/A

Median earning men ± N/A

N/A

Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($83,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,005), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($48,365), Wholesale Trade ($43,824), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,232).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
34
Retail Trade
30
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$314k
Manufacturing
$52.9k
Transportation and Warehousing
$51.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Liberal, KS awarded 439 degrees. The student population of Liberal, KS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 702 male students and 1,085 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,787 students enrolled in Liberal, KS, 39.3% men and 60.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 939 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Liberal, KS was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% 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

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

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 $134,000 in 2023, which is 0.442 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $126,000 to $134,000, a 6.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Liberal, KS is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Liberal, KS have an average commute time of 16.5 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.

Housing

Property

$134,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,101

$4,414

Median Property Taxes

±$503

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 N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

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Household Income

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

$62,269

Median Household Income

± $6,466

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

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 Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, 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.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Carpooled (16.3%)
Worked At Home (3.04%)

In 2023, 77.3% of workers in Liberal, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who worked at home (3.04%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Liberal, KS have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.25% 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% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberal, KS (2.76k out of 21.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

N/A% of the population of Liberal, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1271 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1605 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

1,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1,271 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.3% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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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