Language Spoken At Home in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,643 | 100% |
English only | 8,120 | 93.9% |
Language other than English | 523 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 168 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 385 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 130 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 126 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,428 | 100% |
American | 661 | 7.0% |
Arab | 13 | 0.1% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Danish | 10 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 381 | 4.0% |
English | 902 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 163 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 43 | 0.5% |
German | 2,132 | 22.6% |
Greek | 20 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 18 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,541 | 16.3% |
Italian | 225 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 155 | 1.6% |
Polish | 84 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 25 | 0.3% |
Russian | 41 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 94 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 63 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 48 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 165 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 36 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 215 | 2.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,775 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,334 | 61.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,114 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 1,445 | 38.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 525 | 13.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 198 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 104 | 2.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 691 | 18.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 485 | 12.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,441 | 38.2% |
Householder living alone | 1,232 | 32.6% |
65 years and over | 609 | 16.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,269 | 33.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,092 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,226 | 100% |
Householder | 3,775 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 1,472 | 16.0% |
Child | 2,863 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 615 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 501 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 273 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,337 | 100% |
Never married | 1,105 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,596 | 47.8% |
Separated | 101 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 103 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 432 | 12.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,838 | 100% |
Never married | 770 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,549 | 40.4% |
Separated | 124 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 647 | 16.9% |
Divorced | 748 | 19.5% |
Fertility in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 108 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 47 | 43.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 138 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 106 | 76.8% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 8.0% |
1 or 2 years | 56 | 40.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 39 | 28.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 106 | 100% |
Who are female | 89 | 84.0% |
Who are married | 56 | 52.8% |
School Enrollment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,349 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 103 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 72 | 3.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,218 | 51.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 531 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 425 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,999 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 199 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 450 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,768 | 29.5% |
Some college, no degree | 1,692 | 28.2% |
Associate's degree | 522 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 892 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 476 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.8% |
Veteran Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,782 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 838 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,204 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,563 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 2,621 | 100% |
With a disability | 174 | 6.6% |
18 to 64 years | 5,202 | 100% |
With a disability | 755 | 14.5% |
65 years and over | 1,381 | 100% |
With a disability | 634 | 45.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,324 | 100% |
Same house | 7,448 | 79.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,845 | 19.8% |
Same county | 1,358 | 14.6% |
Different county | 487 | 5.2% |
Same state | 333 | 3.6% |
Different state | 154 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 31 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,428 | 100% |
Native | 9,010 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 8,952 | 95.0% |
State of residence | 6,070 | 64.4% |
Different state | 2,882 | 30.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 58 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 418 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 418 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 160 | 38.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 258 | 61.7% |
Year of Entry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 476 | 100% |
Native | 58 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 13.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 50 | 86.2% |
Foreign born | 418 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 411 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 418 | 100% |
Europe | 7 | 1.7% |
Asia | 101 | 24.2% |
Africa | 24 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 273 | 65.3% |
Northern America | 13 | 3.1% |