Demographics of Liberty city, Missouri

Liberty city, Missouri had 31,319 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,109 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Liberty city, in four figures

31,319
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,689 ±46.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,109 people.; 37.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,542 ±$9,001
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Liberty city, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Liberty city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Liberty city, Missouri's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Liberty city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,210	100.0	100.0
2021	30,321	100.4	100.2
2022	30,760	101.8	100.7
2023	30,795	101.9	101.6
2024	31,146	103.1	102.5
2025	31,319	103.7	103.1

Population of Liberty city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,210	—
2021	30,321	+111
2022	30,760	+439
2023	30,795	+35
2024	31,146	+351
2025	31,319	+173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±1.7: for men 35.6 ±2.3 and for women 40.1 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Liberty city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,933 ±426	6.3% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,575 ±590	18.2% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,917 ±425	9.5% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,713 ±622	25.1% ±2.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,670 ±630	25.0% ±2.1	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,881 ±440	15.9% ±1.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,542 ±$9,001, and income per person $40,242 ±$2,153, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Liberty city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,192 ±284	10.3% ±2.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,694 ±306	14.6% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,157 ±312	18.6% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,415 ±280	12.2% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,641 ±384	22.8% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,608 ±224	13.9% ±1.9	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	861 ±177	7.4% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Liberty city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,057 ±466	7.0% ±1.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	175 to 555	2.4% to 7.5%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,297 ±367	8.4% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	395 ±129	5.8% ±1.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Liberty city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Liberty city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	12,085 ±383	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±4.2	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±3.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±3.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$283,300 ±$9,934	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,160 ±$103	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Liberty city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,539 ±525	5.0% ±1.7	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,685 ±807	83.7% ±2.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,398 ±419	4.6% ±1.4	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	164 to 586	0.5% to 1.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 149	0.1% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 295	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,448 ±351	4.7% ±1.1	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Liberty city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	18,235 ±753	59.4% ±2.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,389 ±741	37.1% ±2.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	296 ±121	1.0% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	769 ±293	2.5% ±1.0	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	523 ±239	1.7% ±0.8	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	103 to 389	0.3% to 1.3%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Liberty city among the places of Missouri

21st of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Liberty city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cape Girardeau city	40,344 ±70
Oakville CDP	35,333 ±1,793
Wildwood city	35,133 ±55
University City city	34,685 ±42
Ballwin city	31,279 ±51
Liberty city	30,689 ±46
Mehlville CDP	29,805 ±2,166
Raytown city	29,445 ±27
Kirkwood city	29,363 ±40
Maryland Heights city	27,880 ±58
Gladstone city	27,207 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Liberty city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 17 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 23 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 24 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 26 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 29 Places in Missouri by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026