Independence, MO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	113,288	100.0

Male	54,173	47.8
Female	59,115	52.2

Under 5 years	7,436	6.6
5 to 9 years	7,460	6.6
10 to 14 years	7,699	6.8
15 to 19 years	7,311	6.5
20 to 24 years	6,997	6.2
25 to 34 years	14,976	13.2
35 to 44 years	17,768	15.7
45 to 54 years	15,159	13.4
55 to 59 years	5,856	5.2
60 to 64 years	5,032	4.4
65 to 74 years	9,156	8.1
75 to 84 years	6,393	5.6
85 years and over	2,045	1.8

Median age (years)	37.8	(X)

18 years and over	86,240	76.1
Male	40,200	35.5
Female	46,040	40.6
21 years and over	82,015	72.4
62 years and over	20,513	18.1
65 years and over	17,594	15.5
Male	6,953	6.1
Female	10,641	9.4

RACE
One race	110,669	97.7
White	104,081	91.9
Black or African American	2,939	2.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	721	0.6
Asian	788	0.7
Asian Indian	62	0.1
Chinese	139	0.1
Filipino	199	0.2
Japanese	48	0.0
Korean	72	0.1
Vietnamese	105	0.1
Other Asian ¹	163	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	523	0.5
Native Hawaiian	38	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	415	0.4
Other Pacific Islander ²	65	0.1
Some other race	1,617	1.4
Two or more races	2,619	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	106,517	94.0
Black or African American	3,631	3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,858	1.6
Asian	1,111	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	689	0.6
Some other race	2,245	2.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	113,288	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,175	3.7
Mexican	2,882	2.5
Puerto Rican	185	0.2
Cuban	57	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,051	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	109,113	96.3
White alone	102,040	90.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	113,288	100.0
In households	112,148	99.0
Householder	47,390	41.8
Spouse	22,710	20.0
Child	31,110	27.5
Own child under 18 years	23,812	21.0
Other relatives	5,128	4.5
Under 18 years	2,327	2.1
Nonrelatives	5,810	5.1
Unmarried partner	2,746	2.4
In group quarters	1,140	1.0
Institutionalized population	590	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	550	0.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	47,390	100.0
Family households (families)	30,544	64.5
With own children under 18 years	13,326	28.1
Married-couple family	22,710	47.9
With own children under 18 years	8,746	18.5
Female householder, no husband present	5,852	12.3
With own children under 18 years	3,464	7.3
Nonfamily households	16,846	35.5
Householder living alone	14,278	30.1
Householder 65 years and over	5,355	11.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	14,901	31.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,433	26.2

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	50,213	100.0
Occupied housing units	47,390	94.4
Vacant housing units	2,823	5.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	122	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	47,390	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	32,136	67.8
Renter-occupied housing units	15,254	32.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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