Nationwide Claims to Fame

Independence is 41st out of 6,406 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Statewide Claims to Fame

Independence is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Independence is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White

Independence is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Female residents

Independence is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 5,967 64th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6.1 54th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 982.1 68th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 52nd 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 39th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.7% 16th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.1% 30th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 25.2% 33rd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Race - White 97.6% 4th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 77th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 78th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 55th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 76th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 70th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 79th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.9% 3rd 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Female residents 53.2% 8th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 76th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Housing units 2,745 64th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.0% 70th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 2,505 63rd 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.5% 25th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $109,700 41st $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.3 47th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $26,987 23rd $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $49,341 28th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.2% 30th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Independence Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 536 64th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $122,533 51st $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $20,097 28th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $9,262 53rd $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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