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Independence township, Hamilton County, IA

356 Population
33.1 square miles 10.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±13.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Hamilton County: 41.7 ±0.8
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,385 ±$10,281 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Hamilton County: $40,191 ±$2,678
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,813 ±$21,123 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hamilton County: $72,432 † ±$8,050
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±7.8% (29  ±29) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hamilton County: 7.4% † 1,085 (±2.1% / ±306)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

35.7 minutes ±18.6 (6,135  ±3,846) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Hamilton County: 21.5 146,535 (±1.5 / ±11,584)
  • nearly double the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

175 ±45 Number of households
  • Hamilton County: 6,434 ±208
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.2 (356  ±97) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hamilton County: 2.3 14,691 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

199 ±47 Number of housing units
  • Hamilton County: 7,040 ±46
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$268,300 ±$101,658 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Hamilton County: $156,400 ±$11,246
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±7.1% (26  ±26.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Hamilton County: 7.7% † 1,137 (±1.8% / ±272.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99.3% ±39.4% (292  ±77.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Hamilton County: 94.4% 9,755 (±5.4% / ±563.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.4% ±11.8% (63  ±39.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Hamilton County: 22.8% † 2,353 (±2.8% / ±285.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.9% ±3.8% (14  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hamilton County: 6.4% 951
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±3.6% (18  ±12) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hamilton County: 7.4% † 838 (±1.8% / ±198)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
18 Total veterans ±12 11 Male ±9 7 Female ±10

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