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Pittsburg, KS vs Liberal, KS

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- Liberal is 0% more densely populated than Pittsburg.
- People are 34.0% more likely to be married in Liberal.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Liberal.
 Pittsburg, KSLiberal, KSUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,340329,725,481
 Female Population47.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.138.4
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 Population - 201020,258  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock19,666285,036,114
 Population - 199017,775  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,696.393.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pittsburg, KSLiberal, KSUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2012.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Pittsburg, KSLiberal, KSUnited States
 White79.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.9%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock65.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pittsburg, KSLiberal, KSUnited States
 Married Population36.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.6%50.2%
 Never Married45.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households8,210  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,29680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,858  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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Reviews for Liberal    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The people of the Liberal Kansas population in this this website and others is very wrong. The Hispanc population of Liberal is around 70%. I am one one them and proud  More

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Over 16 years ago

Im from Liberal Kansas, and Im an addopted Mexican. The population of Hispanics in Liberal is 70%, and the black and white population is about the same. Here the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good ethnic diversity compared to the rest of Kansas Cons: 1. Very poor  More

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