Missouri · Census place 2942032

Liberty, Missouri

Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri with an estimated 31,245 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 20th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 31,245; #20 of 338 in Missouri
Change since 2020: +3.4%; +1,021 people
Land area: 29.7 sq mi; + 0.12 sq mi water
Density: 1,053 / sq mi; State median 1,448

Orange pin: Liberty. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

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Liberty population, 2020 to 2024

Liberty added 1,021 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.4%. In the latest year it moved by +409. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 52nd; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Liberty is 2.6 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 30,158. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Liberty covers 29.67 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 1,053 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Liberty is less dense than the typical town.

What county Liberty is in

All of Liberty's residents live in Clay County, which had 263,370 residents in 2024. Liberty holds 11.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Liberty

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Liberty by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64068. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Liberty is

The Census internal point of Liberty is at 39.241300, -94.419400. Jefferson City, the capital, is 129.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kansas City, MO (516,032 people), 10.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.241300, -94.419400
DMS: 39°14'28.68"N 94°25'9.84"W
UTM: 15N 377507.7E 4344514.4N
Geohash: 9yuz5rtvh
Plus code: 86F76HRJ+G6

Daylight in Liberty

At 39.24° N, Liberty gets about 14 h 56 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 24 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Liberty

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Pleasant Valley, 3.7 miles away, with 2,750 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Liberty, MO?

31,245 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,021 (3.4%) from 30,224 in July 2020.

What county is Liberty in?

Clay County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Liberty?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 64068.

How far is Liberty from Jefferson City?

129.1 miles (207.8 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Liberty.

What is the nearest larger city to Liberty?

Kansas City, MO, with 516,032 residents, 10.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.