Independence, Oregon Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Independence is 8th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in Foreign born residents

Independence is 8th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in People per household

Independence is 8th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Independence is 8th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Independence is 8th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Independence is 15th in Oregon out of 97 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Independence, Oregon Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Current population (2012)	8,650	57th	3,899,353	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2.7	76th	95,988.0	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,145.4	45th	39.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Residents younger than 5	9.1%	8th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.5%	8th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.7%	86th	14.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.0%	88th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.6%	60th	29.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Race - White	73.3%	83rd	88.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	82nd	2.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.8%	15th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	62nd	4.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	49th	0.4%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.1%	24th	3.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	35.3%	8th	12.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	59.4%	88th	77.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Female residents	49.6%	89th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	18.4%	8th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Housing units	3,168	78th	1,684,193	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.0%	43rd	23.3%	25.9%
Households	2,816	82nd	1,509,554	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.6%	27th	63.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$171,800	78th	$252,600	$186,200
People per household	3.0	8th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Income per capita	$18,780	85th	$26,561	$27,915
Income per household	$48,816	45th	$49,850	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.5%	22nd	14.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Independence	Rank	Oregon	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	515	79th	348,154	27,092,908
Retail sales	$57,539	73rd	$50,370,919	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,352	61st	$13,494	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,487	69th	$7,555,764	$613,795,732

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