Liberal

Population: 19,107
Median household income: $61,875
Median home value: $134,500

Located in Seward County, Kansas, Liberal is a community with a population of 19,107. Its median household income of $61,875 runs in line with the Seward County figure of $62,269.

From 2019 to 2023, Liberal's population declined 3.2% from 19,731 to 19,107, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $106,400 to $134,500.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 68.6% of the population. 76.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,107
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,875
Median home value: $134,500
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 7,349
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,73119,107

Median household income

$48,629$61,875

Median home value

$106,400$134,500

Median gross rent

$791$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,731	$48,629	$106,400	$791
2020	19,025	$48,434	$111,700	$770
2021	19,340	$50,704	$107,800	$800
2022	19,099	$55,602	$128,900	$825
2023	19,107	$61,875	$134,500	$931

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,683	8.8%
5 to 17	4,255	22.3%
18 to 24	2,062	10.8%
25 to 34	2,843	14.9%
35 to 44	2,414	12.6%
45 to 54	1,979	10.4%
55 to 64	1,997	10.5%
65 to 74	961	5.0%
75 and over	913	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,492	23.5%
Black or African American	545	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	494	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	469	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,103	68.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.1%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,237	29.1%
High school graduate	3,186	28.7%
Some college or associate's	3,510	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	889	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	285	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,826	76.0%
Carpooled	1,539	17.1%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	183	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	276	3.1%
Other means	149	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,768	66.3%
15 to 29 min	1,918	22.0%
30 to 44 min	510	5.9%
45 to 59 min	183	2.1%
60+ min	323	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 14.2% (2,659 of 18,750)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,162	65.2%
Nonfamily households	2,224	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,386	86.9%
Vacant	963	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,729	58.4%
Renter-occupied	2,657	41.6%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,683	63.7%
1-unit, attached	149	2.0%
2 to 4 units	911	12.4%
5 to 19 units	641	8.7%
20 or more units	91	1.2%
Mobile home & other	874	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2039825
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 37.0461, -100.9277

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