Golden City vs Liberal

A side-by-side comparison of Golden City and Liberal: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden City and Liberal are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Liberal has the higher population (776 vs 644 in Golden City). Liberal has the higher median household income ($53,333 vs $38,500 in Golden City). Golden City has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $76,700 in Liberal).

Population, income & housing

	Golden City	Liberal
Population	644	776
Median age	49.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$53,333
Median home value	$81,700	$76,700
Median gross rent	$707	$680
Housing units	356	429
Homeownership rate	67.6%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden City	Liberal
Population	703 → 644 (-8.4%)	612 → 776 (+26.8%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $38,500 (+1.7%)	$34,643 → $53,333 (+54.0%)
Median home value	$46,200 → $81,700 (+76.8%)	$58,000 → $76,700 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $707 (+32.1%)	$491 → $680 (+38.5%)

Golden City

Population

703644

Median household income

$37,857$38,500

Median home value

$46,200$81,700

Median gross rent

$535$707

Liberal

Population

612776

Median household income

$34,643$53,333

Median home value

$58,000$76,700

Median gross rent

$491$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden City	Liberal
Under 5	4.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	12.5%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	6.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	20.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.2%	6.3%
75 and over	12.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden City	Liberal
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden City	Liberal
No high school diploma	9.7%	9.8%
High school graduate	47.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden City	Liberal
Drove alone	87.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	2.6%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden City	Liberal
1-unit, detached	84.8%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Golden City	Liberal
Poverty rate	22.0%	14.5%
Average household size	2.16	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1962	1960