Independence, Kansas Demographics

Independence is 4th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Independence is 6th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Independence is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Two or More

Independence is 10th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Independence is 12th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Independence is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Independence is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	9,242	39th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.7	37th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,225.2	47th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.4%	14th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.0%	33rd	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.9%	14th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.0%	36th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.4%	37th	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	84.2%	41st	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.5%	12th	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.6%	4th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	32nd	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	54th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.5%	6th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	29th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.3%	34th	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	51.6%	25th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.7%	39th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	4,528	35th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.2%	30th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	3,788	38th	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.3%	39th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$72,600	51st	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	34th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$21,237	42nd	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$37,411	52nd	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.0%	10th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	986	34th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$205,005	27th	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$22,196	6th	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$17,766	29th	$4,192,347	$613,795,732