Liberal, MO Population

Overview

745

Total Population

36.5

Median age

49.13%

Female population %

103.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Liberal's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Liberal is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Liberal's population under 18 was 30.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Liberal's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Liberal, 25.91% were under the age of 15, 19.73% aged 15 to 29, 39.33% aged 30 to 64, 8.99% aged 65 to 84, and 6.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Liberal:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.13% females and 50.87% males in Liberal, MO.
The Liberal, MO gender ratio is 103.6:100 i.e. 103.6 men to 100 women (1.036).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 40.

Liberal's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Liberal population: 86.31% are White, 4.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are some other race and 8.19% are multiracial.
Liberal's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 719 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Liberal is White with a population of 643 (86.31% of the total population).

Liberal's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 811 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Liberal's population decreased by 35 (4.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Liberal's population decreased by 118 (15.75%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Liberal's population was lowest in year 2020 at 631.