Moving to West Liberty, Kentucky
Population: 3,277. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,349 (+2.2% change)
Males: 2,378 (72.6%), Females: 899 (27.4%)
Morgan County
Zip code: 41472
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $21,429
Median house value: $73,500
Population by Race
Races in West Liberty:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
- Black (18.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (8.0%), English (7.6%), German (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 830 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in West Liberty
- High school or higher: 61.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in West Liberty city
- Never married: 28.3%
- Now married: 40.2%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 22.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,334 (+68.7%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in West Liberty:
- MORGAN COUNTY ARH CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (476 LIBERTY ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Liberty:
- ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
- KENTUCKY RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; JACKSON, KY)
- PAUL B HALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Liberty:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 59 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- BLUE GRASS (about 93 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 110 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Liberty:
- WEST LIBERTY (about 2 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Abbreviation: 9I3)
- JULIAN CARROLL (about 24 miles; JACKSON, KY; Abbreviation: JKL)
- MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 24 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Abbreviation: I32)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Liberty:
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 87 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
Schools
Public high schools in West Liberty:
- MORGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 674; Location: 150 ROAD TO SUCCESS; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WOODSBEND BOYS CAMP ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCH (Students: 34; Location: 163 WOODSBEND BOY CAMP; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Liberty:
- MORGAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location: 380 ROAD TO SUCCESS; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEST LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 717 LIBERTY RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- EAST VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location: 7585 HWY 172; Grades: KG – 05)
- WRIGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 87 REDWINE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in West Liberty:
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $139,101; Location: 408 PRESTONSBURG STREET; 28,675 books; 346 audio materials; 175 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)