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Kansas·Seward County
5 tracts·13K people·$137K median·1,098/mi²
Hispanic 69 · White 23 · Black 3 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 29 · Other 28
Manufacturing 44 · Health 22 · Retail 15 · Professional 7 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 1
Production · transport 32 · Management · business · science · arts 21 · Sales · office 19 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 25 · Walk 3 · Work from home 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Liberal is $137,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Liberal has 19,316 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.6; the population is 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% White, 3.2% Black, 2.6% Asian, 2.1% Multiracial and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 9.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
MacArthur Elementary School (24%), Prairie View Elementary School (24%) and Sunflower Elementary School (20%) lead the elementary schools; Eisenhower Middle School (12%) and Seymour Rogers Middle School (6%) lead the middle schools; Liberal Sr High is the high school with reported scores (13%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $900/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Liberal is $63,706 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Liberal, median rent is $900/month and the median home value is $137,100 (Census ACS).
Liberal reported 3.1 violent crimes and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 42 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 20 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Liberal are hail (96), strong wind (96) and wildfire (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Liberal, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).