Where has Independence looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Independence | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 121,740 | 115,493 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $60,339 | $56,969 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 19.5% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.9% | 22.9% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $172,900 | $227,850 | 27 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,109 | $1,181 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.2% | 6.2% | 55 | ||
| Worked from home | 12.3% | 8.6% | 82 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.1 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.5 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 8.2 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 31.6 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 21.9 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.2 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.5 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 21.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo, CO | 89 | 111,561 | — | $56,664 | 23.7% |
| Miami Gardens, FL | 87 | 113,177 | — | $63,627 | 18.1% |
| Warren, MI | 87 | 137,928 | — | $64,016 | 21.0% |
| Waterbury, CT | 83 | 114,869 | — | $51,886 | 17.3% |
| Evansville, IN | 82 | 116,116 | — | $53,387 | 22.8% |
| Topeka, KS | 80 | 125,786 | — | $56,956 | 29.0% |
| Bridgeport, CT | 78 | 149,153 | — | $58,685 | 23.4% |
| Rockford, IL | 78 | 147,521 | — | $54,752 | 23.5% |
| New Bedford, MA | 77 | 100,998 | — | $56,981 | 17.0% |
| El Cajon, CA | 77 | 104,449 | — | $67,511 | 23.0% |