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Liberty, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 26,232. Estimated population in July 2024: 29,042 (+10.7% change)
Males: 12,560 (47.9%), Females: 13,672 (52.1%)

Zip codes: 64068.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $52,745
Median house value: $121,600

Population by Race

Races in Liberty:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (13.8%), English (13.6%), United States (9.8%), Italian (3.6%), Scottish (3.3%).

Land area: 27.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Liberty

  • High school or higher: 90.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Liberty city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5,515 (+26.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Liberty:

  • LIBERTY HOSPITAL (2525 GLENN HENDREN DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Liberty:

  • INDEPENDENCE REG HEALTH CTR (about 10 miles; INDEPENDENCE, MO)
  • NORTH KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO)
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF INDEPENDENCE (about 13 miles; INDEPENDENCE, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Liberty:

  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 20 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Liberty:

  • ROOSTERVILLE (about 3 miles; LIBERTY, MO; Abbreviation: 0N0)
  • CLAY COUNTY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; MOSBY, MO; Abbreviation: GPH)
  • EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO; Abbreviation: 3EX)

Amtrak stations near Liberty:

  • 11 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 16 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Liberty:

  • WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,254; Location: 500 COLLEGE HILL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.jewell.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Liberty:

  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 18 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 18 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • PARK UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 22 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)

Schools

Public high schools in Liberty:

  • LIBERTY HIGH (Students: 1,623; Location: 200 BLUEJAY DR; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • LIBERTY ACADEMY (Location: 9 VICTORY LN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Liberty:

  • LIBERTY JR. HIGH (Students: 1,188; Location: 600 W KANSAS; Grades: 08 – 09)
  • LIBERTY MIDDLE (Students: 691; Location: 1500 S WITHERS; Grades: 06 – 07)
  • RIDGEVIEW ELEM. (Students: 677; Location: 701 THORNTON; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. (Students: 551; Location: 425 CLAYWOODS PKWY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 536; Location: 1000 MIDJAY DR; Grades: 06 – 07)
  • ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM. (Students: 492; Location: 1900 CLAY DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. (Students: 465; Location: 1407 NASHUA RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MANOR HILL ELEM. (Students: 421; Location: 1400 SKYLINE DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRANKLIN ELEM. (Students: 254; Location: 201 W MILL; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CTR. (Students: 234; Location: 650 CONISTOR LN; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Liberty:

  • ST JAMES SCHOOL (Students: 290; Location: 309 S STEWART RD; Grades: KG – 8)

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