Demographics of Independence city, Kentucky

Independence city, Kentucky had 30,198 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,418 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

30,198
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,392 ±88.; +4.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,418 people.; 33.7 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,361 ±$8,284
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, Kentucky's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Kentucky'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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The figures

Independence city, Kentucky's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Kentucky'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	28,780	100.0	100.0
2021	29,078	101.0	100.2
2022	29,311	101.8	100.7
2023	29,602	102.9	101.6
2024	30,052	104.4	102.5
2025	30,198	104.9	103.1

Population of Independence city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,780	—
2021	29,078	+298
2022	29,311	+233
2023	29,602	+291
2024	30,052	+450
2025	30,198	+146

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±1.5: for men 32.6 ±2.0 and for women 35.6 ±2.2. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	2,016 ±320	6.9% ±1.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,182 ±596	21.0% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,236 ±394	7.6% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,932 ±731	30.4% ±2.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,895 ±564	23.5% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,131 ±405	10.7% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,361 ±$8,284, and income per person $39,714 ±$2,341, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	731 ±247	7.4% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,237 ±307	12.6% ±3.1	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,451 ±320	14.8% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,292 ±292	13.2% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,457 ±419	25.0% ±4.2	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,468 ±283	15.0% ±2.8	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,177 ±258	12.0% ±2.6	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,563 ±854	8.8% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,039 ±386	12.9% ±4.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,193 ±369	7.1% ±2.2	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	331 ±137	7.4% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Independence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Independence city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	10,008 ±343	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.1% ±4.7	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 3.3%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.8% ±2.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.2% ±2.8	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$263,700 ±$10,671	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,250 ±$120	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	736 ±286	2.5% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,855 ±540	91.4% ±1.8	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	196 to 660	0.7% to 2.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	147 to 441	0.5% to 1.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 162	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	975 ±312	3.3% ±1.1	3.9% ±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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	16,856 ±955	57.3% ±3.2	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,397 ±923	38.8% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	113 to 361	0.4% to 1.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	902 ±265	3.1% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	661 ±215	2.2% ±0.7	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 388	0.3% to 1.3%	2.8% ±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 Kentucky

11th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Independence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Richmond city	37,111 ±32
Florence city	32,803 ±37
Elizabethtown city	32,576 ±35
Nicholasville city	32,197 ±64
Hopkinsville city	30,906 ±62
Independence city	29,392 ±88
Jeffersontown city	29,199 ±97
Frankfort city	28,503 ±57
Henderson city	27,852 ±28
Paducah city	26,845 ±34
Radcliff city	22,864 ±69

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Independence city, Kentucky

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 3 Places in Kentucky by median household income
No. 5 Places in Kentucky by median rent
No. 12 Places in Kentucky by median home value
No. 14 Places in Kentucky by per capita income
No. 19 Places in Kentucky by foreign-born share

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