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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Liberal is $15,347, which is much lower than the state average of $26,006 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Liberal median household income is $33,661, which has grown by 38.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.91% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Liberal residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #772

Liberal, MO	15,347 USD
Missouri	26,006 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	21,813 USD
Missouri	28,460 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	26,618 USD
Missouri	33,503 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	15,750 USD
Missouri	23,943 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #616

Liberal, MO	33,661 USD
Missouri	47,764 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	35,257 USD
Missouri	64,703 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #272

Liberal, MO	38.10%
Missouri	25.91%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Liberal, MO		Missouri		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.72%	$6,061, see rank	20.61%	$13,169	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.54%	$15,653, see rank	31.38%	$17,364	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.79%	$1,000, see rank	2.43%	$3,006	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.41%	$7,704, see rank	18.89%	$21,065	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	35,743 USD
Missouri	60,414 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Liberal, MO	40,926 USD
Missouri	77,368 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
White	$34,107, see rank	$50,655	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
less than 25	$50,417, see rank	$23,579	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,750, see rank	$53,109	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,547, see rank	$57,978	$65,027
65 or over	$28,667, see rank	$34,776	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	580, see rank	4,781,853	248,775,628
Male¹	277, 47.76%, see rank	48.46%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	185, 66.79%, see rank	68.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.36%, see rank	0.72%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	184, 66.43%, see rank	67.56%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	164, 89.13%, see rank	90.97%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 10.87%, see rank	9.03%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	92, 33.21%, see rank	31.73%	30.72%
Female¹	303, 52.24%, see rank	51.54%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	151, 49.83%, see rank	59.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	151, 49.83%, see rank	59.61%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	119, 78.81%, see rank	92.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	32, 21.19%, see rank	7.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	152, 50.17%, see rank	40.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	283, 100%	2,747,017	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	232, 81.98%, see rank	81.59%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 11.66%, see rank	9.42%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.48%	5.06%
Walked	13, 4.59%, see rank	1.97%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.28%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 1.77%, see rank	4.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Liberal, MO	22.9 minutes
Missouri	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	283	2,779,991	143,435,233
Male¹	164, 57.95%, see rank	51.22%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24, 14.63%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19, 11.59%, see rank	14.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 22.56%, see rank	17.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.61%, see rank	0.99%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 17.68%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45, 27.44%, see rank	20.09%	17.94%
Female¹	119, 42.05%, see rank	48.78%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37, 31.09%, see rank	39.21%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	55, 46.22%, see rank	21.41%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 18.49%, see rank	32.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 4.20%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Liberal, MO	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	283, 100%	2,779,991	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 2.47%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	34, 12.01%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	31, 10.95%, see rank	11.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 1.41%, see rank	2.73%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19, 6.71%, see rank	12.05%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 2.83%, see rank	5.01%	4.93%
Information	3, 1.06%, see rank	2.10%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 5.65%, see rank	6.85%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	38, 13.43%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	69, 24.38%, see rank	24.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38, 13.43%, see rank	9.26%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 2.47%, see rank	4.57%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 3.18%, see rank	4.82%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Liberal, MO	%	Missouri	U.S.
Population in Poverty	92	12.42%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	7.65%, see rank	11.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.