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Independence, Missouri QuickFacts

	Independence, Missouri	United States
Total population	113,288	281,421,906
State	Missouri
City	independence

Independence, Missouri Population

	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
Male	54,173	47.82%	49.06%
Female	59,115	52.18%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.8		35.3

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	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
18 years and over	86,240	76.12%	74.31%
21 years and over	82,015	72.4%	69.97%
62 years and over	20,513	18.11%	14.66%
65 years and over	17,594	15.53%	12.43%

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	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
White	104,081	91.87%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,939	2.59%	12.32%
Asian	788	0.7%	3.64%
Some other race	2,861	2.53%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,619	2.31%	2.43%

Independence, Missouri Housing

	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
Total households	47,390		105,480,101
Family households (families)	30,544	64.45%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	16,846	35.55%	31.94%

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	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
Total housing units	50,176		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,823	5.63%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	47,390	94.45%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	32,136	64.05%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	15,254	30.4%	30.77%

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	Independence, Missouri	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,498	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	17,962	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,686	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,346	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	724	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	179	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	22	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	77,000	119,600

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	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,036	19.07%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	13,338	28.15%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,142	15.07%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	6,676	14.09%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,719	9.96%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	6,448	13.61%	9.65%

Independence, Missouri Education

	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,372		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,966	7.75%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,463	5.77%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,308	48.51%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,599	22.07%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,036	15.91%	22.81%

Independence, Missouri Economy

	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
Population 16 years and over	89,279		217,168,077
In labor force	58,378	65.39%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	58,279	65.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	55,381	62.03%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,898	3.25%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	99	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	30,901	34.61%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	47,389	53.08%	51.66%
In labor force	27,886	31.23%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	27,879	31.23%	29.65%
- - Employed	26,530	29.72%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,539	9.56%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,347		12,787,501

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	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	47,415		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,910	8.25%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,120	6.58%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,656	14.04%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,760	16.37%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	9,518	20.07%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,447	19.92%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,176	8.81%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,110	4.45%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	372	0.78%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	346	0.73%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	38,012		41,994

	Independence, Missouri	%, Independence, Missouri	United States
With earnings	36,988	41.43%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,617		56,604
With Social Security income	14,091	15.78%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,258		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,986	2.22%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,433		6,320
With public assistance income	1,423	1.59%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,156		3,032
With retirement income	9,403	10.53%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,646		17,376

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