Demographics of Independence city, Oregon

Independence city, Oregon had 10,195 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +198 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

10,195
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,199 ±31.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +198 people.; 30.7 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,375 ±$8,821
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, Oregon's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Oregon'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, Oregon's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Independence city, Oregon'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	9,997	100.0	100.0
2021	10,179	101.8	100.2
2022	10,246	102.5	100.7
2023	10,252	102.6	101.6
2024	10,249	102.5	102.5
2025	10,195	102.0	103.1

Population of Independence city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,997	—
2021	10,179	+182
2022	10,246	+67
2023	10,252	+6
2024	10,249	−3
2025	10,195	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.7 ±2.5: for men 31.1 ±3.0 and for women 29.9 ±4.4. 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	Oregon	United States
Under 5	565 ±205	5.5% ±2.0	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,739 ±330	17.1% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,005 ±489	19.7% ±4.8	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,763 ±403	27.1% ±4.0	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,028 ±372	19.9% ±3.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,099 ±208	10.8% ±2.0	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,375 ±$8,821, and income per person $31,794 ±$2,919, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon 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	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	315 ±145	10.0% ±4.5	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	602 ±189	19.1% ±5.8	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	363 ±155	11.5% ±4.8	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	556 ±181	17.6% ±5.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	699 ±238	22.2% ±7.3	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	356 ±153	11.3% ±4.8	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	260 ±108	8.3% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.2	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	Oregon	United States
All ages	1,277 ±575	12.5% ±5.6	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	423 ±196	18.4% ±7.9	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	674 ±296	10.8% ±4.7	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	49 to 311	3.2% to 19.0%	10.8% ±0.3	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	Oregon	United States
Housing units	3,195 ±272	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.6% ±11.8	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 3.6%	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.6% ±5.1	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.4% ±7.3	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$378,800 ±$21,161	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,665 ±$126	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±4	1981 ±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	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,927 ±620	38.5% ±6.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,412 ±604	53.1% ±5.9	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 113	< 0.1% to 1.1%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	40 to 188	0.4% to 1.8%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	662 ±244	6.5% ±2.4	6.1% ±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	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	5,262 ±506	51.6% ±5.0	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,702 ±474	36.3% ±4.6	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	105 to 525	1.0% to 5.1%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	920 ±279	9.0% ±2.7	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	447 ±204	4.4% ±2.0	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	473 ±208	4.6% ±2.0	5.0% ±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 Oregon

65th of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Independence city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cottage Grove city	10,698 ±26
Newport city	10,583 ±42
Santa Clara CDP	10,551 ±884
Silverton city	10,456 ±27
Baker City city	10,210 ±55
Independence city	10,199 ±31
Molalla city	10,186 ±24
North Bend city	10,171 ±64
Astoria city	10,109 ±19
Sweet Home city	10,078 ±19
Lincoln City city	9,968 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Oregon by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 4 Places in Oregon by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Oregon by median rent
No. 19 Places in Oregon by median household income
No. 20 Places in Oregon by foreign-born share
No. 46 Places in Oregon by homeownership rate

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