Liberal Metro Area

  1. Liberal Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Liberal Metro Area Statistics
  3. Liberal Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Liberal Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Liberal Metro Area Family Information
  6. Liberal Metro Area Education Information
  7. Liberal Metro Area Business Information
  8. Liberal Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Liberal Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Liberal Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Liberal Metro Area Counties
  12. Liberal Metro Area Cities


Liberal Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Liberal Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 22,510
  • Land Area (2000): 1,656.357 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 2.563 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,027
Liberal Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 38,640 85.32%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 801 1.77%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 5,846 12.91%

Liberal Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Liberal Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 9,828 9,424 404 4.11% 41
1991 9,927 9,567 360 3.63% 36
1992 9,888 9,448 440 4.45% 44
1993 9,862 9,410 453 4.59% 46
1994 10,405 9,972 432 4.16% 42
1995 10,696 10,241 455 4.25% 42
1996 10,774 10,272 502 4.66% 47
1997 10,784 10,440 344 3.19% 32
1998 10,805 10,464 341 3.16% 32
1999 10,879 10,526 353 3.24% 32
2000 10,370 10,053 316 3.05% 31
2001 10,271 9,888 383 3.73% 37
2002 10,362 9,943 419 4.04% 40
2003 10,362 9,965 396 3.82% 38
2004 10,474 10,037 437 4.17% 42
2005 10,455 10,038 416 3.98% 40
2006 10,596 10,245 351 3.31% 33
2007 10,729 10,391 338 3.15% 31
2008 10,781 10,439 342 3.17% 32
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 10,668 10,334 334 3.13% 31
Feb 2008 10,668 10,362 306 2.87% 29
Mar 2008 10,785 10,450 335 3.11% 31
Apr 2008 10,701 10,426 275 2.57% 26
May 2008 10,713 10,357 356 3.32% 33
Jun 2008 10,924 10,576 348 3.19% 32
Jul 2008 10,926 10,514 412 3.77% 38
Aug 2008 10,796 10,456 340 3.15% 31
Sep 2008 10,845 10,474 371 3.42% 34
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Liberal Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Food Manufacturing 2,606 23.76%
2. Mining 932 8.50%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 928 8.46%
4. Construction 838 7.64%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 500 4.56%
6. Truck Transportation 492 4.48%
7. Repair and Maintenance 380 3.46%
8. Educational Services 374 3.41%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 312 2.84%
10. Public Administration 306 2.79%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 278 2.53%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 270 2.46%
13. Utilities 200 1.82%
14. Department and Other General Stores 190 1.73%
15. Finance and Insurance 188 1.71%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 184 1.68%
17. Health Care 166 1.51%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 158 1.44%
19. Other Transportation 134 1.22%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 106 0.97%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Food Manufacturing 1,236 14.58%
2. Educational Services 1,116 13.16%
3. Health Care 1,082 12.76%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 798 9.41%
5. Department and Other General Stores 446 5.26%
6. Social Assistance 414 4.88%
7. Public Administration 364 4.29%
8. Finance and Insurance 318 3.75%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 292 3.44%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 278 3.28%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 230 2.71%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 142 1.67%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 120 1.42%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 106 1.25%
15. Truck Transportation 100 1.18%
16. Private Household Services 96 1.13%
17. Mining 90 1.06%
18. U.S. Postal Service 86 1.01%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 80 0.94%
20. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 78 0.92%

Liberal Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Food Processing Workers 1,048 9.55%
2. Other Production Occupations 742 6.76%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 624 5.69%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 610 5.56%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 544 4.96%
6. Agricultural Workers 506 4.61%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 484 4.41%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 432 3.94%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 394 3.59%
10. Other Management Occupations 382 3.48%
11. Farmers and Farm Managers 316 2.88%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 308 2.81%
13. Other Construction Trades 298 2.72%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 260 2.37%
15. Extraction Workers 250 2.28%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 238 2.17%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 228 2.08%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 214 1.95%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 176 1.60%
20. Construction Laborers 164 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Food Processing Workers 598 7.05%
2. Secretaries and Admins 588 6.94%
3. Other Production Occupations 446 5.26%
4. Cashiers 396 4.67%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 370 4.36%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 364 4.29%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 358 4.22%
8. Other Management Occupations 310 3.66%
9. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 294 3.47%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 294 3.47%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 290 3.42%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 274 3.23%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 268 3.16%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 234 2.76%
15. Registered Nurses 230 2.71%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 216 2.55%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 210 2.48%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 194 2.29%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 178 2.10%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 170 2.01%

Liberal Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 19,162 59.66%
15-35 hours 2,852 8.88%
1-14 hours 916 2.85%
No regular hours 9,188 28.61%

Liberal Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 698 3.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 473 2.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,111 5.96%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,194 6.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,982 10.63%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,412 12.94%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 3,024 16.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,520 8.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 816 4.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,122 6.02%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 366 1.96%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 60 0.32%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,188 11.74%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,675 8.99%

Liberal Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,617 8.67%
5-9 6,130 32.88%
10-14 5,282 28.34%
15-19 2,395 12.85%
20-24 862 4.62%
25-29 223 1.20%
30-34 667 3.58%
35-39 118 0.63%
40-44 240 1.29%
45-59 341 1.83%
60-89 420 2.25%
At least 90 346 1.86%

Liberal Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 32 0.17% 16,477 88.39%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,025 5.50%
45-59 0 0.00% 341 1.83%
At least 60 0 0.00% 766 4.11%

Liberal Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 88 0.46%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,060 21.29%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,907 72.93%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 274 1.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 32 0.17%
Color 6 Box Walked 280 1.47%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 428 2.24%

Liberal Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 14,858 (44,186 people)
Families (2000): 11,116 (38,230 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,452
People at same address in 1995: 18,644
Liberal Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,574 10.52%
$10,000-$14,999 790 5.28%
$15,000-$19,999 1,162 7.77%
$20,000-$24,999 1,357 9.07%
$25,000-$29,999 1,161 7.76%
$30,000-$34,999 1,021 6.82%
$35,000-$39,999 992 6.63%
$40,000-$44,999 1,027 6.86%
$45,000-$49,999 1,052 7.03%
$50,000-$59,999 1,296 8.66%
$60,000-$74,999 1,442 9.64%
$75,000-$99,999 1,097 7.33%
$100,000-$124,999 546 3.65%
$125,000-$149,999 172 1.15%
$150,000-$199,999 110 0.74%
$200,000 or more 162 1.08%

Liberal Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,525 20.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,848 24.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 262 3.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,165 15.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 74 1.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,174 15.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 38 0.51%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 703 9.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 10 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 339 4.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 5 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 274 3.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Liberal Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 12,680 33.03%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,465 11.63%
Public Assistance 286 0.74%
Retirement 1,445 3.76%
Self Employment 1,999 5.21%
Social Security 3,115 8.11%
Supplemental Security 414 1.08%
Wage / Salary 12,133 31.60%
Other 1,855 4.83%

Liberal Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,912 43.61%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 5,058 56.39%

Liberal Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,130 6.75%
Color 1 Box Married 10,491 62.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 4,822 28.81%
Color 3 Box Widowed 294 1.76%

Liberal Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,606 9.85%
Color 1 Box Married 10,222 62.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,152 19.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,325 8.13%

Liberal Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Liberal Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 6,182 20.07%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 5,498 17.85%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,346 27.10%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,855 19.01%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,389 4.51%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,439 7.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,090 3.54%

Liberal Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 538 2.39% 216 0.96% 754 3.35%
Kindergarten 1,198 5.32% 16 0.07% 1,214 5.39%
Grades 1-4 3,100 13.77% 70 0.31% 3,170 14.08%
Grades 5-8 2,975 13.22% 80 0.36% 3,055 13.57%
Grades 9-12 2,933 13.03% 94 0.42% 3,027 13.45%
Undergrad college 1,260 5.60% 122 0.54% 1,382 6.14%
Graduate or professional school 142 0.63% 8 0.04% 150 0.67%
Total 12,146 53.96% 606 2.69% 12,752 56.65%

Liberal Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Liberal Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 39 50
2004 55 53

Liberal Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Liberal Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 36,975 83.16%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,490 16.84%

Liberal Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 70
Liberal Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Liberal Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,170 18.53%
10-19 Years 3,880 17.24%
20-29 Years 3,604 16.01%
30-39 Years 3,459 15.37%
40-49 Years 2,915 12.95%
50-59 Years 1,848 8.21%
60-69 Years 1,185 5.26%
70-79 Years 876 3.89%
80-89 Years 458 2.03%
90+ Years 115 0.51%

Liberal Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,546 51.29%
Color 1 Box Female 10,964 48.71%

Liberal Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,126 49.43%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 9,486 42.14%
Color 1 Box African-American 806 3.58%
Color 2 Box Asian 638 2.83%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 309 1.37%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 127 0.56%
Color 6 Box Other Race 13 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.02%

Liberal Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,995 31.01%
2. Irish 3,547 18.35%
3. United States Or American 2,770 14.33%
4. English 2,424 12.54%
5. French Non-Basque 797 4.12%
6. Dutch 441 2.28%
7. Swedish 374 1.93%
8. Scottish 347 1.79%
9. Italian 310 1.60%
10. Scotch Irish 298 1.54%

Liberal Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 24,182 58.99%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 15,497 37.81%
3. German 420 1.02%
4. Vietnamese 346 0.84%
5. Gujarathi 224 0.55%
6. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 108 0.26%
7. Laotian 60 0.15%
8. Other West Germanic 36 0.09%
9. Other Asian 32 0.08%
10. Thai 20 0.05%

Liberal Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 32,947 72.75%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,814 6.21%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 9,526 21.03%

Liberal Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Liberal Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Liberal Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Seward County    

Liberal Metro Area Cities Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Fargo Liberal  
Kismet Seward