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Kansas·Montgomery County
4 tracts·2K people·$89K median·279/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Independence is $88,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Independence has 8,422 residents across 1 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 82.4% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Multiracial, 1.9% Black, 1.6% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Jefferson School is the elementary school with reported scores (38%); Independence Middle is the middle school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $789/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Independence is $51,069 a year, 41% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Independence, median rent is $789/month and the median home value is $88,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Independence reported 6.3 violent crimes and 44.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 62 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Independence are cold wave (90), winter weather (89) and strong wind (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Independence, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).