Kansas · Census place 39825
Liberal city, KS
Quick answer
Liberal city has 19,107 residents, ranking #23 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $61,875, the median home is worth $134,500 and median gross rent runs $931 a month.
- Population
- 19,107Liberal city residents
- Median household income
- $61,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $931Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Liberal city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Liberal city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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