Liberal, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2941906, place: Liberal city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 590 (100%)
In labor force: 354 (60%)
--Civilian labor force: 354 (60%)
----Employed: 341 (57.8%)
----Unemployed: 13 (2.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 236 (40%)
Females 16 years and over: 314 (53.22%)
In labor force: 160 (27.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 160 (27.12%)
----Employed: 155 (26.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 89 (15.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 31 (5.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 333 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 246 (73.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 74 (22.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.5%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 341 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 75 (21.99%)
Service occupations: 67 (19.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 72 (21.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (2.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 35 (10.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (24.63%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (5.28%)
Construction: 29 (8.5%)
Manufacturing: 78 (22.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (3.52%)
Retail trade: 31 (9.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (3.81%)
Information: 4 (1.17%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (3.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (2.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 82 (24.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (5.57%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (5.87%)
Public administration: 12 (3.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 244 (71.55%)
Government workers: 62 (18.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (9.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.59%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 335 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (17.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (17.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (16.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (17.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (20.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (9.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (1.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,375

With earnings: 229 (68.36%)
--Mean earnings: $29,908
With Social Security income: 116 (34.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,964
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (2.99%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,840
With public assistance income: 8 (2.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,338
With retirement income: 58 (17.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,309

Families: 218 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (9.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (11.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (13.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (21.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (28.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (12.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (2.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,625

Per capita income: $11,246

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,656
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,406

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 32 (14.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (12.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (6.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (11.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (9.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (4.59%)
Individuals: 154 (70.64%)
--18 years and over: 83 (38.07%)
----65 years and over: 19 (8.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 69 (31.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 37 (16.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 40 (18.35%)

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