COMPARING TWO PLACES
Liberal vs Guymon
PLACE A
Liberal, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Guymon, Oklahoma
Liberal is 95% smaller than Guymon. Liberal earns more, with a median household income $5,175 higher. Guymon has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -17%).
LIBERALGUYMONDIFFERENCE
Total population63812,241−95% vs Guymon
Population density7561,583−827
Population growth-17.1%13.3%−30.4 pts
Median age45.830.7+15.1
Male49.9%53.8%−3.9 pts
Female50.1%46.2%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%27.0%−26.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%26.3%+62.5 pts
Black0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%61.3%−58.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other8.6%3.5%+5.0 pts
Median household income$65,250$60,075+$5,175
Per capita income$30,057$25,687+$4,370
Poverty rate14.1%13.2%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.438Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%15.2%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.3%4.3%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%3.2%+9.7 pts
Labor force participation59.3%68.5%−9.3 pts
Median home value$77,000$182,000−$105,000
Median gross rent$650$887−$237
Owner-occupied68.1%62.3%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%12.6%+10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households30.9%37.3%−6.5 pts
Average commute24.714.4+10.3
Worked from home3.8%2.7%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured8.3%13.9%−5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025