Demographics of Independence city, Kansas

Independence city, Kansas had 8,193 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −349 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Independence city, in four figures

8,193
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,422 ±27.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −349 people.; 38.3 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,069 ±$4,874
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Independence city, Kansas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Independence city, Kansas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,542	100.0	100.0
2021	8,481	99.3	100.2
2022	8,401	98.3	100.7
2023	8,348	97.7	101.6
2024	8,258	96.7	102.5
2025	8,193	95.9	103.1

Population of Independence city, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,542	—
2021	8,481	−61
2022	8,401	−80
2023	8,348	−53
2024	8,258	−90
2025	8,193	−65

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±3.3: for men 33.5 ±3.6 and for women 41.8 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Independence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	418 ±141	5.0% ±1.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,625 ±249	19.3% ±3.0	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	796 ±192	9.5% ±2.3	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,178 ±248	25.9% ±2.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,816 ±247	21.6% ±2.9	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,589 ±242	18.9% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,069 ±$4,874, and income per person $28,742 ±$2,452, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Independence city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	783 ±199	21.4% ±5.3	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,017 ±192	27.7% ±5.0	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	688 ±187	18.8% ±5.0	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	454 ±113	12.4% ±3.0	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	455 ±167	12.4% ±4.5	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	215 ±97	5.9% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 89	0.5% to 2.4%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Independence city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	1,515 ±329	18.4% ±4.0	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	581 ±185	28.6% ±7.9	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	736 ±193	18.1% ±4.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	198 ±88	9.3% ±4.0	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Independence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Independence city	Kansas	United States
Housing units	4,511 ±217	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.2% ±2.4	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.8% ±4.1	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.6% ±4.2	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.4% ±5.4	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$88,800 ±$15,646	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$789 ±$59	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Independence city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	678 ±240	8.1% ±2.8	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,936 ±298	82.4% ±3.5	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	82 to 244	1.0% to 2.9%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 128	0.3% to 1.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 115	0.1% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	505 ±168	6.0% ±2.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Independence city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	5,350 ±328	63.5% ±3.9	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,760 ±347	32.8% ±4.1	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 267	0.2% to 3.2%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	85 to 253	1.0% to 3.0%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 85	0.2% to 1.0%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	46 to 194	0.5% to 2.3%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Independence city among the places of Kansas

45th of 65 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Places of Kansas near Independence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bel Aire city	9,043 ±22
Coffeyville city	8,662 ±52
Fort Riley CDP	8,606 ±566
Chanute city	8,598 ±20
Valley Center city	8,590 ±776
Independence city	8,422 ±27
Bonner Springs city	7,839 ±146
Park City city	7,673 ±548
Wellington city	7,615 ±77
Fort Scott city	7,555 ±17
Basehor city	7,491 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Kansas by median age
No. 2 Places in Kansas by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Kansas by homeownership rate
No. 20 Places in Kansas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 35 Places in Kansas by per capita income
No. 38 Places in Kansas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026