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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Independence | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,199 | 10,294 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 8.1% | — | |
| Median household income | $85,375 | $87,498 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 8.0% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.0% | 26.7% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 8.4% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $378,800 | $331,500 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,665 | $1,406 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 1.4% | 4.9% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 13.2% | 11.8% | 64 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +7.7% |
| Housing units | — | — | +10.8% |
| Median household income | — | — | +22.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +67.9% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +32.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +20.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +137.5% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -20.5% |
| Restaurants & bars | 16.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.0 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 12.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 10.0 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.0 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.1 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 29.8 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife, WA | 91 | 10,949 | — | $90,532 | 27.9% |
| Sanger, TX | 85 | 9,641 | — | $91,075 | 25.6% |
| Plano, IL | 83 | 12,203 | — | $86,271 | 22.9% |
| Hyrum, UT | 81 | 10,401 | — | $88,725 | 33.7% |
| Rifle, CO | 81 | 10,570 | +12.5% | $80,000 | 19.4% |
| Molalla, OR | 81 | 10,186 | — | $89,318 | 18.8% |
| Winnemucca, NV | 81 | 8,361 | +8.1% | $81,824 | 29.9% |
| Lowell, AR | 81 | 10,849 | — | $95,527 | 29.0% |
| Hampton, GA | 80 | 8,687 | — | $75,052 | 31.7% |
| Washington Terrace, UT | 80 | 9,182 | +0.5% | $80,119 | 23.1% |