CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Liberty

Missouri · 20,363 residents · 29.7 sq mi

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Liberty is home to 20,363 people in Missouri. Households here earn about 38% more than in Missouri as a whole. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 22% since 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $36,388, about 21% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,363

−22%vs 2000

vs 26,232 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

29.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,611)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,549)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,533)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,597)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(1,874)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(3,460)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(3,135)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,147)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(1,470)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(1,202)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(469)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(316)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,388

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,745 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,873

−32%vs 2000

vs $23,415 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,600

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $551 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.6%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

31.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(24,236)

Black2.5%(661)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(703)

Asian0.6%(159)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(19,611)

Black2.8%(560)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(333)

Asian0.3%(67)

Other0.6%(125)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(877)

Spaniard1.4%(417)

Central American0.3%(84)

Panamanian0.3%(80)

Puerto Rican0.2%(49)

Cuban0.2%(48)

South American0.1%(22)

Argentine0.1%(18)

Costa Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Japanese0.4%(112)

Chinese0.3%(101)

Vietnamese0.3%(97)

Asian Indian0.1%(37)

Filipino0.1%(36)

Korean0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(14)

Samoan0%(12)

Ancestry

German26%(7,969)

English21.8%(6,678)

Irish15.5%(4,765)

American4.3%(1,334)

Italian3.6%(1,102)

Swedish3.2%(975)

Scottish2.5%(763)

French2.2%(678)

Norwegian1.9%(582)

Polish1.3%(412)

Welsh1.2%(378)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(368)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(259)

Subsaharan African0.6%(191)

Arab0.6%(190)

British0.5%(148)

Danish0.4%(138)

Czech0.3%(87)

Slovak0.3%(86)

French Canadian0.3%(83)

Russian0.2%(73)

West Indian0.2%(63)

Lithuanian0.2%(56)

Belgian0.2%(52)

Haitian0.2%(52)

Finnish0.1%(46)

Iraqi0.1%(38)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Cape Verdean0.1%(32)

Lebanese0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(22)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Turkish0.1%(17)

Guyanese0.1%(16)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

Croatian0%(14)

Iranian0%(13)

Swiss0%(12)

Austrian0%(6)

Kenyan0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.5%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 13.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(3,739)

Married57.2%(6,839)

Widowed1.6%(190)

Divorced10%(1,191)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(2,924)

Married55%(6,856)

Widowed7.3%(905)

Divorced14.3%(1,789)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.7%(597)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(340)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.8%(689)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,825 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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