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Independence, MO

121,606 Population
78 square miles 1,559.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,594 ±$2,375 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $45,790 ±$693
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,535 ±$5,400 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $83,785 ±$1,719
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.9% ±4.1% (21,434  ±4,950) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 10.1% 224,212 (±0.8% / ±16,685)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±0.2 (1,174,945  ±44,870) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 23.2 21,708,696 (±0.2 / ±220,341)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,917 ±2,762 Number of households
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 914,522 ±5,345
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (120,096  ±97) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.4 2,224,701 (±0 / ±2,722)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.4% (1,148  ±627) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 5.5% † 29,274 (±0.6% / ±3,374)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,699 ±3,268 Number of housing units
  • the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 978,202 ±943
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$200,900 ±$15,132 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: $314,300 ±$4,209
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.5% ±2.2% (10,278  ±2,636.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 12% 267,806 (±0.7% / ±15,244.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.6% ±4.6% (75,105  ±4,726.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 93% 1,438,559 (±1.3% / ±19,629.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.8% ±3.2% (20,646  ±2,853.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 40.7% 629,738 (±0.8% / ±12,533.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.4% ±2.2% (10,242  ±2,726) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 8% 180,745 (±0.4% / ±9,373)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±1.2% (6,143  ±1,117) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area: 6.4% 109,779 (±0.3% / ±4,786)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,143 Total veterans ±1,117 5,762 Male ±1,072 381 Female ±330

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