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Liberal, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,680 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
Liberal:

$140,680
Kansas:

$206,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,836 - $190,450

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $182,511
Here:

$182,511
State:

$264,181

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,462
Here:

$138,462
State:

$219,178

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,908
Here:

$108,908
State:

$161,859

Mobile homes: $29,639
Here:

$29,639
State:

$74,712

Total population: 21,012 (Urban population: 19,138 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 525 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 7,355 (6,292 occupied: 3,981 owner occupied, 2,387 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

32%

Housing density: 665 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $60,017.

Median contract rent in 2022: $696 (lower quartile is $514, upper quartile is $814)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $710


Median gross rent in Liberal, KS in 2022: $815

Housing units in Liberal with a mortgage: 1,861 (149 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 142 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $77,653

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,672

Median monthly housing costs: $826

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Liberal, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,106
  • Male householders: 2,984 (719 living alone), Female householders: 3,242 (1,162 living alone)
  • 2,677 spouses (2,677 opposite-sex spouses), 673 unmarried partners, (666 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,278 children (6,856 natural, 97 adopted, 324 stepchildren), 327 grandchildren, 246 brothers or sisters, 476 parents, 10 foster children, 347 other relatives, 425 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 420

Size of family households: 1,060 2-persons, 1,127 3-persons, 793 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,962 1-person, 277 2-persons, 22 4-persons.

3,766 married couples with children.
1,615 single-parent households (502 men, 1,113 women).

39.9% of residents of Liberal speak English at home.
57.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,590 (29.3%)
(40.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Liberal, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Liberal, Kansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 531 bedroom
  • 9182 bedrooms
  • 1,9363 bedrooms
  • 6674 bedrooms
  • 4075+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberal, Kansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberal, Kansas
  • 118no bedroom
  • 6601 bedroom
  • 1,1892 bedrooms
  • 2533 bedrooms
  • 1684 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Liberal in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Liberal in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 122no vehicle
  • 7091 vehicle
  • 1,5962 vehicles
  • 9583 vehicles
  • 4684 vehicles
  • 1295+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Liberal in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Liberal in renter-occupied apartments
  • 351no vehicle
  • 1,4471 vehicle
  • 5002 vehicles
  • 793 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberal, Kansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberal, Kansas
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 5314 rooms
  • 1,2925 rooms
  • 6846 rooms
  • 3597 rooms
  • 3778 rooms
  • 7399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberal, Kansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberal, Kansas
  • 1181 room
  • 952 rooms
  • 3923 rooms
  • 7914 rooms
  • 4805 rooms
  • 3196 rooms
  • 477 rooms
  • 218 rooms
  • 1249+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Liberal, KS
  • Liberal, KS household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Liberal, KS in 2022
  • 224Less than $10,000
  • 671$10,000 to $19,999
  • 535$20,000 to $29,999
  • 481$30,000 to $39,999
  • 997$40,000 to $49,999
  • 541$50,000 to $59,999
  • 709$60,000 to $74,999
  • 959$75,000 to $99,999
  • 354$100,000 to $124,999
  • 413$125,000 to $149,999
  • 269$150,000 to $199,999
  • 188$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Liberal, KS

  • Distribution of house value in Liberal, KS in 2022
  • 237Less than $10,000
  • 278$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$15,000 to $19,999
  • 135$25,000 to $29,999
  • 28$35,000 to $39,999
  • 28$40,000 to $49,999
  • 64$50,000 to $59,999
  • 128$60,000 to $69,999
  • 238$70,000 to $79,999
  • 113$80,000 to $89,999
  • 125$90,000 to $99,999
  • 455$100,000 to $124,999
  • 431$125,000 to $149,999
  • 683$150,000 to $174,999
  • 217$175,000 to $199,999
  • 376$200,000 to $249,999
  • 93$250,000 to $299,999
  • 14$300,000 to $399,999
  • 112$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Liberal, KS

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Liberal, KS in 2022
  • 15Less than $100
  • 8$100 to $149
  • 55$150 to $199
  • 16$300 to $349
  • 91$350 to $399
  • 133$400 to $449
  • 191$450 to $499
  • 178$500 to $549
  • 80$550 to $599
  • 143$600 to $649
  • 288$650 to $699
  • 280$700 to $749
  • 133$750 to $799
  • 345$800 to $899
  • 226$900 to $999
  • 19$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5$1,500 to $1,999
  • 95No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 353 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 609
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,837
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,474
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,481
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 151
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 53
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 549
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 72
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 123
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 134
  • 90 or more minutes: 108
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Liberal

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,523 (76.1%)
  • Carpooled: 1,442 (14.6%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 182 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 190 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 353 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.1%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 0.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 2.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Liberal, Kansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Liberal, Kansas
  • 9362010 or later
  • 2,0542000 to 2009
  • 1,1591990 to 1999
  • 1,4951980 to 1989
  • 3451970 to 1979
  • 106Before 1970
Ancestries in Liberal, KS

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 641 (4.9%)
  • German: 594 (4.5%)
  • English: 378 (2.9%)
  • Irish: 140 (1.1%)
  • European: 79 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 71 (0.5%)
  • African: 43 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 31 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 23 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 15 (0.1%)
  • Italian: 10 (0.08%)
  • Polish: 10 (0.08%)
  • Lebanese: 6 (0.05%)
  • Swedish: 6 (0.05%)
  • Danish: 5 (0.04%)
  • Brazilian: 3 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Liberal:

67.8% (3,862)
Kansas:

39.2% (81,282)

Guatemala
Liberal:

16.1% (918)
Kansas:

3.5% (7,355)

Vietnam
Liberal:

4.0% (225)
Kansas:

5.5% (11,323)

Honduras
Liberal:

2.1% (118)
Kansas:

1.6% (3,353)

Cuba
Liberal:

1.7% (94)
Kansas:

0.7% (1,540)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9,284
  • Other state: 4,105
  • Northeast: 62
  • Midwest: 725
  • South: 2,200
  • West: 1,146

89.0% of Liberal residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52.8% lived in Kansas.


Liberal:

89.0%
State average:

85.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 350
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 128
  • 5th and 6th grade: 313
  • 7th and 8th grade: 182
  • 9th grade: 218
  • 10th grade: 120
  • 11th grade: 122
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 206
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,971
  • Less than 1 year of college: 287
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 832
  • Associate degree: 387
  • Bachelor's degree: 340
  • Master's degree: 75
  • Professional school degree: 41
  • Doctorate degree: 11
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 272
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 285
  • 5th and 6th grade: 240
  • 7th and 8th grade: 106
  • 9th grade: 319
  • 10th grade: 133
  • 11th grade: 85
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 97
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,500
  • Less than 1 year of college: 448
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 633
  • Associate degree: 537
  • Bachelor's degree: 428
  • Master's degree: 147
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Females
Liberal marital status for males
Liberal marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,827
  • One, attached: 100
  • Two: 355
  • 3 or 4: 509
  • 5 to 9: 253
  • 10 to 19: 432
  • 20 to 49: 56
  • 50 or more: 49
  • Mobile homes: 770

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,356

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Liberal
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Liberal, KS
  • 88.1%Utility gas
  • 10.6%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Liberal, KS
  • 57.4%Utility gas
  • 42.0%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:

0.7%
Kansas:

14.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:

0.3%
Kansas:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77
Here:

9.4%
Kansas:

15.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability