Demographics of Independence city, Missouri

Independence city, Missouri had 121,675 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,191 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

121,675
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 121,740 ±60.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,191 people.; 39.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,339 ±$2,199
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, Missouri's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Missouri'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Independence city, Missouri's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Missouri'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	122,866	100.0	100.0
2021	122,202	99.5	100.2
2022	121,083	98.5	100.7
2023	121,213	98.7	101.6
2024	121,944	99.2	102.5
2025	121,675	99.0	103.1

Population of Independence city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	122,866	—
2021	122,202	−664
2022	121,083	−1,119
2023	121,213	+130
2024	121,944	+731
2025	121,675	−269

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±1.1: for men 37.6 ±1.1 and for women 40.2 ±1.6. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	7,384 ±734	6.1% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	20,383 ±1,154	16.7% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,735 ±854	8.0% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	32,359 ±1,432	26.6% ±1.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,085 ±1,271	23.9% ±1.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,794 ±1,126	18.7% ±0.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,339 ±$2,199, and income per person $32,713 ±$1,109, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	9,751 ±944	18.9% ±1.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,221 ±958	21.8% ±1.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,319 ±896	20.0% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,062 ±700	13.7% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,836 ±621	15.2% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,136 ±531	6.1% ±1.0	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,152 ±353	4.2% ±0.7	8.7% ±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	Missouri	United States
All ages	19,029 ±1,644	15.8% ±1.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,517 ±801	23.8% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,075 ±919	14.5% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,437 ±438	11.4% ±1.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Independence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Independence city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	56,084 ±954	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±1.0	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±2.1	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±2.1	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,900 ±$3,239	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,109 ±$30	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1978 ±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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16,198 ±1,486	13.3% ±1.2	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	83,395 ±1,979	68.5% ±1.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,948 ±1,610	10.6% ±1.3	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,405 ±344	1.2% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	291 ±136	0.2% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	703 ±221	0.6% ±0.2	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	176 to 752	0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,336 ±809	5.2% ±0.7	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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	77,986 ±1,972	64.1% ±1.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	35,273 ±1,912	29.0% ±1.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,513 ±333	1.2% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,968 ±894	5.7% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,577 ±414	2.1% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,391 ±781	3.6% ±0.6	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Independence city among the places of Missouri

4th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Independence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kansas City city	510,612 ±174
Springfield city	169,954 ±92
Columbia city	128,548 ±62
Independence city	121,740 ±60
Lee's Summit city	103,656 ±83
O'Fallon city	93,801 ±84
St. Charles city	71,508 ±99
St. Joseph city	71,236 ±30
Blue Springs city	59,965 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Independence city, Missouri

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026