Liberty city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 30,299 ( 1,150 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.8 square miles
Population density: 1050.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	25,464	84.04%	1.4%
Black:	1,363	4.50%	33.5%
Indian:	103	0.34%	16.9%
Asian:	446	1.47%	44.3%
2+ races:	1,078	3.56%	68.2%
Hispanic:	1,736	5.73%	46.1%

Total non-White:	4,835	15.96%	45.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-372	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,522	6.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
29,149
25,836	88.63%
1,021	3.50%
124	0.43%
309	1.06%
641	2.20%
1,188	4.08%
3,313	11.37%

2000
26,034
24,009	92.22%
595	2.29%
101	0.39%
153	0.59%
388	1.49%
788	3.03%
2,025	7.78%

1990
20,459
19,369	94.67%
547	2.67%
52	0.25%
62	0.30%
n/a
333	1.63%
1,090	5.33%

1980
16,217
15,527	95.75%
450	2.77%
40	0.25%
40	0.25%
n/a
160	0.99%
690	4.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,827	7.0
1,288	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,640	22.7
935	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,842	23.7
400	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
7,873	26.0%
22,426	74.0%
4,412	14.6%

11,071
2.64

7,557	68.3%
6,146	81.3%
738	9.8%
3,514	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.4
7,759	26.6%
21,390	73.4%
3,236	11.1%

10,582
2.63

7,555	71.4%
5,966	79.0%
749	9.9%
3,027	28.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
7,177	27.6%
18,857	72.4%
2,786	10.7%

9,464
2.62

6,894	72.8%
5,442	78.9%
801	11.6%
2,570	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
5,418	26.5%
15,041	73.5%
1,987	9.7%

7,156
2.67

5,320	74.3%
4,596	86.4%
381	7.2%
1,836	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
4,437	27.4%
11,780	72.6%
1,409	8.7%

5,442
2.74

4,274	78.5%
3,666	85.8%
338	7.9%
1,168	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Liberty city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	416	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	323	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	213	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	242	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	359	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	409	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	349	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	366	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	399	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	742	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,017	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,269	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,806	16.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,097	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,277	11.5%
$200,000 or more	787	7.1%

Median Household Income	91,512
Per Capita Income	38,445

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	473	4.3%
Public Assistance	101	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	758	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,294	74.2%
Unemployed	523	2.9%
In Armed Forces	38	0.2%

Total Labor Force	13,855	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	4,053	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,011	4,571	56.8%
Non-Profit	450	979	31.5%
Self-Employed	575	481	54.5%

Local Government	440	450	49.4%
State Government	177	277	39.0%
Federal Government	289	166	63.5%

Total Private + Self	6,586	5,052	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,356	1,872	42.0%
Total	7,942	6,924	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,705	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,253	21.8%
Professional, Technical	3,553	23.8%
Service Occupations	1,919	12.9%
All others	3,478	23.3%

White Collar		63.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,194	14.7%
Manufacturing	2,036	13.7%
Retail trade	1,869	12.5%
Educational services	1,345	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,032	6.9%
Construction	969	6.5%
Finance and insurance	889	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	782	5.2%
Public administration	642	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	601	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	547	3.7%
Other services	514	3.4%
Wholesale trade	363	2.4%
Information	331	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	280	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	262	1.8%
Utilities	175	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	48	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	0.1%
Management	7	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,107	3.65%
Puerto Rican	7	0.02%
Cuban	15	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	112	0.37%
Costa Rican	15	0.05%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	97	0.32%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	14	0.05%
Argentinean	10	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	4	0.01%

Other Hispanic	481	1.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	153	0.50%
Indian	130	0.43%
Chinese	93	0.31%
Japanese	14	0.05%
Thai	12	0.04%
Filipino	10	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	27,369	96.5%
Spanish	595	2.1%
Other Asian	92	0.3%
Other Indo-European	72	0.3%
Other	69	0.2%
Korean	55	0.2%
Vietnamese	34	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,069	26.6%
English	5,208	17.2%
Irish	4,626	15.3%
American	1,855	6.1%
Italian	1,384	4.6%
European	941	3.1%
French	934	3.1%
Swedish	926	3.1%
Scottish	756	2.5%
Welsh	439	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	391	1.3%
Norwegian	365	1.2%
Polish	328	1.1%
Dutch	271	0.9%
Danish	132	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	30,054	99.2%
Not a citizen	245	0.8%

Native	29,503	97.4%
Foreign-born	796	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
345	1.7%	515	2.6%	5,384	26.8%	6,165	30.6%	5,127	25.5%	2,583	12.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	345	1.7%
9-12 Years	515	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,384	26.8%
Some College	6,165	30.6%
Bach. Degree	5,127	25.5%
Grad Degree	2,583	12.8%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +723	D +686	D + 6.1%
D +1,409
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,800	50.9%	Joe Biden (D)	7,163	46.8%	354	2.3%	15,317	-6	4	0.51%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	7,077	51.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,754	41.6%	985	7.1%	13,816	-5	5	0.49%

2020 President, Liberty city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,163

46.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,800

50.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

303

2.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

15,317

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Liberty city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,754

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

7,077

51.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

757

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

148

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

13,816

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberty city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	66%	Mike Parson* (R)	7,910	51.7%	Nicole Galloway (D)	7,007	45.8%	380 [+]	2.5%	15,297	-5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 308 (2.0%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 72 (0.5%);
2018	S1	55%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	6,170	49.6%	Josh Hawley (R)	5,878	47.3%	384 [+]	3.1%	12,432	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 174 (1.4%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 148 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 62 (0.5%);
2016	S3	62%	Jason Kander (D)	6,897	49.4%	Roy Blunt* (R)	6,418	46.0%	645 [+]	4.6%	13,960	-3	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 418 (3.0%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 125 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 102 (0.7%);
2016	G	62%	Eric Greitens (R)	6,866	49.2%	Chris Koster (D)	6,648	47.6%	450 [+]	3.2%	13,964	-2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 249 (1.8%); Les Turilli (I) 101 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 100 (0.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,749
Median Value	$250,200

Occupied	11,071	94.2%
Vacant	678	5.8%

Owned	8,019	72.4%
Rented	3,052	27.6%
Median Rent	$1,004

Single-Family Units	8,966	76.3%
Detached	8,448	71.9%
Attached	518	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,847	15.7%
Mobile Homes	478	4.1%

Liberty city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberty city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Liberty city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Liberty city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Liberty city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Liberty city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Liberty city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberty city, MO