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Independence, KS

8,469 Population
7.7 square miles 1,104.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Montgomery County: 40.3 ±0.9
  • a little higher than the figure in Kansas: 37.2 ±0.2

Economics

$29,603 ±$2,786 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Montgomery County: $28,959 ±$1,352
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kansas: $39,638 ±$405
$49,164 ±$3,646 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $53,242 ±$3,907
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kansas: $72,639 ±$453

16.3% ±3.9% (1,341  ±319) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Montgomery County: 16.3% † 4,911 (±1.8% / ±549)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kansas: 11.5% 328,475 (±0.2% / ±6,622)

15.4 minutes ±2.4 (56,545  ±10,047) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Montgomery County: 18.9 242,635 (±1.3 / ±18,420)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kansas: 19.8 25,567,516 (±0.1 / ±214,272)

Families

3,765 ±229 Number of households
  • Montgomery County: 12,871 ±320
  • Kansas: 1,160,715 ±3,961
2.2 ±0.1 (8,274  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Montgomery County: 2.4 30,212 (±0.1 / ±27)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kansas: 2.5 2,850,913

3.4% ±3% (55  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montgomery County: 3.9% † 243 (±1.9% / ±118)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,004 (±0.2% / ±1,359)

Housing

4,648 ±217 Number of housing units
  • Montgomery County: 15,566 ±49
  • Kansas: 1,285,221 ±690

$78,500 ±$8,734 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montgomery County: $92,100 ±$8,703
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kansas: $203,400 ±$1,329

24.8% ±5.8% (2,079  ±,486.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Montgomery County: 15.2% † 4,685 (±2.2% / ±,689.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kansas: 14.8% 431,125 (±0.3% / ±7,618.8)

Social

91.8% ±7.2% (5,213  ±,465.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Montgomery County: 89.9% 18,833 (±3.8% / ±,803.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 91.9% 1,776,698 (±0.5% / ±9,574.8)
26.4% ±4.4% (1,501  ±,255.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 21.3% 4,465 (±2% / ±,424.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kansas: 35.2% 679,664 (±0.3% / ±5,586.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±0.9% (158  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Montgomery County: 2.7% 841
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kansas: 7.2% 211,197

8.2% ±2.3% (532  ±151) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montgomery County: 7.5% † 1,772 (±1% / ±240)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kansas: 7% 154,967 (±0.1% / ±2,456)
532 Total veterans ±151 532 Male ±151 N/A Female ±16

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