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Liberal Unified School District 480 Overview

Seward County Community College located in Liberal Unified School District 480 area. A total of 6,731 households are located in Liberal Unified School District 480 area. Among them, 2,868 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.47 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,227 and 5,822 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

20.49% (4,065) of residents are non-citizens and 54.28% (10,766) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Liberal Unified School District 480, Kansas
Household	6,731
Population	19,835
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,868 (42.61%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,227
Total Students	5,822
Pre-Kindergarten	451
Kindergarten	352
Grade 1-8	2,953
Grade 9-12	1,182
College/Graduate School	884
Veterans	14,000
Non-citizen	4,065
Non-English Home Language	10,766
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

14,516 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,547 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,547 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 10,019 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Liberal Unified School District 480 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,920	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,060	71.17%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,089	21.06%
Public transportation	30	0.30%
Walked	279	2.81%
Other method	130	1.31%
Worked from home	332	3.35%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,019	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,091	20.87%
Service	1,631	16.28%
Sales and office	1,696	16.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,737	17.34%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,864	28.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,019	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	994	9.92%
Construction	756	7.55%
Manufacturing	2,503	24.98%
Wholesale trade	210	2.10%
Retail trade	967	9.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	453	4.52%
Information	118	1.18%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	353	3.52%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	326	3.25%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,832	18.29%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	823	8.21%
Other services, except public administration	325	3.24%
Public administration	359	3.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,019	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,876	78.61%
Government workers	1,409	14.06%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	702	7.01%
Unpaid family workers	32	0.32%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,483 for the 6,731 households in Liberal Unified School District 480 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $27,506. 16,219 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 80.56%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,731	-
Less than $10,000	403	5.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	318	4.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	805	11.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	708	10.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,174	17.44%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,482	22.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	744	11.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	703	10.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	262	3.89%
More than $200,000	132	1.96%
Median Household Income	$49,396	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,483	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,734	-
Less than $10,000	190	4.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	194	4.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	505	10.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	570	12.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	836	17.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	983	20.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	514	10.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	567	11.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	243	5.13%
More than $200,000	132	2.79%

Median Family Income	$51,059	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,878	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,506	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,048	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,048	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,134	-
With health insurance coverage	16,219	80.56%
Public coverage	5,367	26.66%
Private health insurance	12,246	60.82%
Without health insurance coverage	3,915	19.44%

Housing

There are 7,523 housing units in Liberal Unified School District 480 area, Kansas with 6,731 units (89.47%) occupied. 4,413 houses (65.56%) are occupied by owner and 2,318 houses (34.44%) are rented. The average housing value is $107,600 and the average rental cost is $789. 194 houses (2.58%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,054 houses (14.01%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,523	-
Occupied	6,731	89.47%
Owner Occupied	4,413	65.56%
Renter Occupied	2,318	34.44%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,195	69.05%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	155	2.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,220	16.22%
Mobile Homes	953	12.67%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,523	-
Built 2014 or later	194	2.58%
Built 2010 - 2013	13	0.17%
Built 2000 - 2009	296	3.93%
Built 1990 - 1999	621	8.25%
Built 1980 - 1989	745	9.90%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,695	22.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,496	19.89%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,409	18.73%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,054	14.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,523	-
1 room	126	1.67%
2 rooms	156	2.07%
3 rooms	392	5.21%
4 rooms	1,539	20.46%
5 rooms	2,017	26.81%
6 rooms	1,380	18.34%
7 rooms	659	8.76%
8 rooms	487	6.47%
9 rooms or more	767	10.20%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,523	-
no bedroom	154	2.05%
1 bedroom	518	6.89%
2 bedrooms	2,207	29.34%
3 bedrooms	3,109	41.33%
4 bedrooms	1,141	15.17%
5 bedrooms or more	394	5.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,413	-
Less than $50,000	874	19.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,112	25.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,279	28.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	770	17.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	214	4.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	116	2.63%
$500,000 - $999,999	44	1.00%
$1,000,000 or more	4	0.09%
Median House Value	$107,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,216	-
Less than $500	206	9.30%
$500 - $999	1,525	68.82%
$1,000 - $1,499	468	21.12%
$1,500 - $1,999	10	0.45%
$2,000 - $2,499	7	0.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$789	-

Demographic

A total of 20,332 people lives in Liberal Unified School District 480 area, Kansas with 10,368 male and 9,964 female. The males to female ratio is 50.99 to 49.01. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	20,332	-
Male	10,368	50.99%
Female	9,964	49.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,332	-
Under 5 years	1,894	9.32%
5 - 9 years	1,995	9.81%
10 - 14 years	1,556	7.65%
15 - 19 years	1,552	7.63%
20 - 24 years	1,490	7.33%
25 - 34 years	3,373	16.59%
35 - 44 years	2,336	11.49%
45 - 54 years	2,313	11.38%
55 - 59 years	848	4.17%
60 - 64 years	1,140	5.61%
65 - 74 years	984	4.84%
75 - 84 years	605	2.98%
85 years and older	246	1.21%
Median Age	29.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	20,332	-
One Race	19,922	97.98%
White	11,930	58.68%
Black or African American	1,039	5.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native	124	0.61%
Asian	576	2.83%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	46	0.23%
Other	6,207	30.53%

Two or more races	410	2.02%
White and Black or African American	115	0.57%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.27%
White and Asian	81	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%