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Independence, IA Urban Area

6,152 Population
4.8 square miles 1,284.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,505 ±$3,057 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$72,500 ±$15,093 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

8.5% ±3.1% (514  ±186) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

21.8 minutes ±2.8 (67,025  ±9,675) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,670 ±169 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (6,015  ±55) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.7% ±4.1% (105  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,853 ±158 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$157,400 ±$9,142 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

16.5% ±4.7% (998  ±285) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

96.5% ±8.3% (4,171  ±399.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
24% ±4.6% (1,038  ±203.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

3.2% ±2% (199  ±123) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.7% ±2% (319  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
319 Total veterans ±97 307 Male ±90 12 Female ±21

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