COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hugoton vs Liberal
PLACE A
Hugoton, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Liberal, Missouri
Hugoton is 456% larger than Liberal. Liberal earns more, with a median household income $2,477 higher. Hugoton has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -17%).
HUGOTONLIBERALDIFFERENCE
Total population3,545638+456% vs Liberal
Population density1,704756+948
Population growth-4.0%-17.1%+13.1 pts
Median age36.745.8−9.1
Male56.0%49.9%+6.1 pts
Female44.0%50.1%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born14.3%0.4%+13.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.0%88.8%−39.8 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino46.9%2.7%+44.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other3.7%8.6%−4.9 pts
Median household income$62,773$65,250−$2,477
Per capita income$29,402$30,057−$655
Poverty rate15.8%14.1%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3480.431−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%18.4%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree6.4%6.3%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%12.9%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation63.1%59.3%+3.9 pts
Median home value$120,900$77,000+$43,900
Median gross rent$931$650+$281
Owner-occupied72.3%68.1%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%23.6%−12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households24.1%30.9%−6.8 pts
Average commute15.924.7−8.8
Worked from home2.6%3.8%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%8.3%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025