Liberal township, KS

Seward County, KS

2022 population: 669 ( 121 from 2010 )
Land area: 193.3 square miles
Population density: 3.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	494	73.84%	15.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	175	26.16%	96.6%

Total non-White:	175	26.16%	47.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	65	14.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	56	12.4

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
548
429	78.28%
5	0.91%
1	0.18%
12	2.19%
12	2.19%
89	16.24%
119	21.72%

2000
785
535	68.15%
25	3.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.64%
220	28.03%
250	31.85%

1990
662
598	90.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
64	9.67%
64	9.67%

1980
15,715
12,816	81.55%
908	5.78%
246	1.57%
207	1.32%
n/a
1,492	9.49%
2,899	18.45%

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

-106	-13.5
-131	-16.7

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

-63	-9.5
186	28.1

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

-12,218	-77.7
-2,835	-18.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberal township, KS

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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
29.6
218	32.6%
451	67.4%
75	11.2%

184
3.64

126	68.5%
118	93.7%
8	6.3%
58	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
118	21.5%
430	78.5%
71	13.0%

232
2.36

158	68.1%
139	88.0%
7	4.4%
74	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
263	33.5%
522	66.5%
86	11.0%

261
3.01

225	86.2%
195	86.7%
21	9.3%
36	13.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
238	36.0%
424	64.0%
29	4.4%

219
3.02

157	71.7%
152	96.8%
5	3.2%
62	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
4,849	30.9%
10,866	69.1%
1,412	9.0%

5,735
2.70

4,314	75.2%
3,788	87.8%
337	7.8%
1,421	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Liberal township, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	0.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	33.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	6.0%
$200,000 or more	11	6.0%

Median Household Income	74,490
Per Capita Income	29,478

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	202	72.7%
Unemployed	14	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	216	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	62	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105	108	49.3%
Non-Profit	0	4	0.0%
Self-Employed	40	16	71.4%

Local Government	9	12	42.9%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	145	124	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	18	33.3%
Total	154	142	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	53	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	36	12.2%
Professional, Technical	26	8.8%
Service Occupations	48	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	5.4%
All others	133	44.9%

White Collar		38.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	17.6%
Other services	36	12.2%
Wholesale trade	33	11.1%
Health care and social assistance	32	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	10.1%
Manufacturing	28	9.5%
Construction	23	7.8%
Public administration	14	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12	4.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	3.7%
Finance and insurance	11	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.7%
Retail trade	4	1.4%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	171	25.56%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.60%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	4	0.60%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	466	78.3%
Spanish	74	12.4%
German, other Germanic	55	9.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	236	35.3%
Scottish	41	6.1%
American	21	3.1%
Italian	21	3.1%
Danish	16	2.4%
English	14	2.1%
British	13	1.9%
Pennsylvania German	11	1.6%
Irish	9	1.3%
Swedish	6	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	610	91.2%
Not a citizen	59	8.8%

Native	542	81.0%
Foreign-born	127	19.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
40	10.5%	28	7.3%	124	32.5%	94	24.7%	73	19.2%	22	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	40	10.5%
9-12 Years	28	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	124	32.5%
Some College	94	24.7%
Bach. Degree	73	19.2%
Grad Degree	22	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	R +11	D + 0.7%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +94	R +78	D + 3.3%
D +16
2020 vs. 2008	R -17	D +12	R + 1.6%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R -31	D +23	R + 2.4%
D -8
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	228	86.7%	Joe Biden (D)	32	12.2%	3	1.1%	263	31	40	0.02%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	214	83.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29	11.3%	13	5.1%	256	27	38	0.02%
2012	35%	Mitt Romney (R)	134	87.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	16	10.5%	3	2.0%	153	28	40	0.01%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	245	85.1%	Barack Obama (D)	37	12.8%	6	2.1%	288	29	39	0.02%
2004	33%	George W. Bush* (R)	146	90.1%	John Kerry (D)	14	8.6%	2	1.2%	162	28	39	0.01%
2000	29%	George W. Bush (R)	130	85.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	16	10.5%	6	3.9%	152	27	38	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

228

86.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

263

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 40

2016 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11.3%

Donald Trump (R)

214

83.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

256

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 38

2012 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

10.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

134

87.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

153

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 40

2008 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

12.8%

John McCain (R)

245

85.1%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

288

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 39

2004 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

146

90.1%

John Kerry (D)

8.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 39

2000 President, Liberal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

130

85.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

10.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 38

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberal township, KS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV

*: 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	225
Median Value	$177,400

Occupied	184	81.8%
Vacant	41	18.2%

Owned	159	86.4%
Rented	25	13.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	166	73.8%
Detached	166	73.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	50	22.2%

Liberal township, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Liberal township, KS

2022 Housing Data for Liberal township, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Liberal township, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Liberal township, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Liberal township, KS

Historical Presidential Election Results for Liberal township, KS

Historical Statewide Election Results for Liberal township, KS