Irwin vs Liberal

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

Irwin 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 37 in Irwin). Since 2019, Liberal's population has grown faster (+26.8% vs -30.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Liberal
Population	37	776
Median age	—	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,333
Median home value	—	$76,700
Median gross rent	—	$680
Housing units	12	429
Homeownership rate	0.0%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Liberal
Population	53 → 37 (-30.2%)	612 → 776 (+26.8%)
Median household income	—	$34,643 → $53,333 (+54.0%)
Median home value	—	$58,000 → $76,700 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$491 → $680 (+38.5%)

Irwin

Population

5337

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)

	Irwin	Liberal
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	32.4%	12.5%
25 to 34	67.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	20.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.3%
75 and over	0.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Liberal
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Liberal
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	0.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	100.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Liberal
Drove alone	67.6%	82.8%
Carpooled	32.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Liberal
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Liberal
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.5%
Average household size	3.08	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1960