Liberal, MO
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None of the households in Liberal, MO 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.
Most people in Liberal, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Liberal, MO was 2 cars per household.
The economy of Liberal, MO employs 324 people. The largest industries in Liberal, MO are Finance & Insurance (53 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Manufacturing (43 people), and the highest paying industries are Retail Trade ($62,500), Construction ($46,354), and Manufacturing ($42,188).
Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Liberal, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (52 people), Production Occupations (39 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Liberal, MO.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Liberal, MO, are Finance & Insurance (53 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (44 people), and Manufacturing (43 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Liberal, MO, though some of these residents may live in Liberal, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($64,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,083), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,875).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($45,357), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,597), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,375).
As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% 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 11.8%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).
Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.
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 Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Missouri is currently represented by 8 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 Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.
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.
In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).
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.
People in Liberal, MO have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Liberal, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Liberal, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Liberal, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Liberal, MO 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 $10k - $15k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 82.8% of workers in Liberal, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (3.68%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Liberal, MO have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Liberal, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Liberal, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Liberal, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Liberal, MO have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Liberal, MO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as 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, MO is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.
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.
N/A% of the population of Liberal, MO 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 Barton County, MO see 3864 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.38% decrease from the previous year (3918 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5829 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1295 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Barton County, MO see an average of 3,864 patients per year. This represents a 1.38% decrease from the previous year (3,918 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Barton County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Liberal, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
