Caney vs Liberty

A side-by-side comparison of Caney and Liberty: population, income, housing, and more.

Caney and Liberty are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caney has the higher population (1,450 vs 128 in Liberty). Caney has the higher median home value ($70,600 vs $46,500 in Liberty). Since 2019, Liberty's population has grown faster (+47.1% vs -20.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Caney	Liberty
Population	1,450	128
Median age	35.2 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,417	—
Median home value	$70,600	$46,500
Median gross rent	$744	—
Housing units	753	55
Homeownership rate	63.8%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caney	Liberty
Population	1,827 → 1,450 (-20.6%)	87 → 128 (+47.1%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $39,417 (-1.5%)	$41,458 → $73,750 (+77.9%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $70,600 (+38.7%)	$48,500 → $46,500 (-4.1%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $744 (+37.5%)	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)

Caney

Population

1,8271,450

Median household income

$40,000$39,417

Median home value

$50,900$70,600

Median gross rent

$541$744

Liberty

Population

87128

Median household income

$41,458$73,750

Median home value

$48,500$46,500

Median gross rent

$700$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caney	Liberty
Under 5	8.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	28.8%	34.4%
18 to 24	2.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	4.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	21.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	3.9%
75 and over	13.4%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caney	Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	78.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	18.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caney	Liberty
No high school diploma	15.6%	19.2%
High school graduate	36.4%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caney	Liberty
Drove alone	76.8%	85.7%
Carpooled	15.8%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caney	Liberty
1-unit, detached	86.6%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	25.5%

Poverty & households

	Caney	Liberty
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1950	1957