Demographics of Independence city, Ohio

Independence city, Ohio had 7,456 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −128 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

7,456
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,534 ±24.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −128 people.; 48.4 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $115,733 ±$10,857
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, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Ohio'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	7,584	100.0	100.0
2021	7,544	99.5	100.2
2022	7,527	99.2	100.7
2023	7,494	98.8	101.6
2024	7,478	98.6	102.5
2025	7,456	98.3	103.1

Population of Independence city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,584	—
2021	7,544	−40
2022	7,527	−17
2023	7,494	−33
2024	7,478	−16
2025	7,456	−22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.4 ±2.3: for men 51.5 ±6.6 and for women 46.2 ±4.1. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	94 to 284	1.3% to 3.8%	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,260 ±250	16.7% ±3.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	501 ±151	6.6% ±2.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,477 ±299	19.6% ±4.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,189 ±341	29.1% ±4.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,918 ±326	25.5% ±4.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $115,733 ±$10,857, and income per person $58,711 ±$5,456, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	307 ±149	9.8% ±4.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	258 ±122	8.3% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	305 ±142	9.8% ±4.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	518 ±166	16.6% ±5.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	633 ±178	20.3% ±5.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	426 ±151	13.6% ±4.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	674 ±145	21.6% ±4.5	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	70 to 298	0.9% to 4.0%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 81	0% to 5.6%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 73	0% to 2.2%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	39 to 195	1.5% to 7.1%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Independence city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Independence city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	3,217 ±163	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.0% ±6.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.1% to 5.9%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.4% ±4.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.6% ±4.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$309,900 ±$32,790	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,383 ±$233	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±6	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 212	0% to 2.8%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,958 ±279	92.4% ±3.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 297	0% to 3.9%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 193	0.3% to 2.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	74 to 396	1.0% to 5.3%	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	6,518 ±268	86.5% ±3.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	755 ±248	10.0% ±3.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 68	0% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	234 ±92	3.1% ±1.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	214 ±88	2.8% ±1.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 50	0% to 0.7%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

228th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Independence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairlawn city	7,711 ±21
Dry Run CDP	7,687 ±826
Kenton city	7,663 ±541
Canfield city	7,649 ±26
Hubbard city	7,598 ±33
Independence city	7,534 ±24
Wauseon city	7,505 ±287
Landen CDP	7,499 ±1,054
Withamsville CDP	7,429 ±875
Bellbrook city	7,394 ±23
Obetz city	7,330 ±801

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 3 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 13 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 17 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 20 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Ohio by median home value

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