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Missouri·Jackson County
36 tracts·122K people·$173K median·1,562/mi²
White 69 · Hispanic 13 · Black 11 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Retail 27 · Health 27 · Leisure 15 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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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 $172,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Independence has 121,740 residents across 34 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.0; the population is 68.5% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Black, 5.2% Multiracial, 1.2% Other and 1.1% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.8% (Census ACS).
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. (74%), MILL CREEK ELEM. (52%) and SUNNY POINTE ELEM. (51%) lead the elementary schools; PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL (51%), BRIDGER MIDDLE (44%) and PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE (38%) lead the middle schools; WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH (40%), TRUMAN HIGH (39%) and VAN HORN HIGH (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,109/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Independence is $60,339 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Independence, median rent is $1,109/month and the median home value is $172,900 (Census ACS).
Independence reported 2.0 violent crimes and 13.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Independence are hail (79), heat wave (79) and landslide (72), 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, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).