Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Liberal spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The population of Liberal has a very low overall level of education: only 9.39% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Liberal in 2022 was $25,078, which is low income relative to Kansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,312 for a family of four. However, Liberal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Liberal is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Liberal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Liberal, accounting for 66.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Liberal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Liberal include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European.
Liberal also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.23%.
The most common language spoken in Liberal is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
