Language Spoken At Home in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,016 | 100% |
English only | 21,291 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 725 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 148 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 363 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 68 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 244 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 96 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 22 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,586 | 100% |
American | 2,602 | 10.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 414 | 1.7% |
English | 2,820 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 506 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 71 | 0.3% |
German | 8,642 | 35.2% |
Greek | 26 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 130 | 0.5% |
Irish | 4,582 | 18.6% |
Italian | 906 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 74 | 0.3% |
Polish | 278 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 37 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 144 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 496 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 119 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 113 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 46 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 13 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,200 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,585 | 80.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,707 | 45.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,973 | 60.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,655 | 32.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 262 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 165 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,350 | 16.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 887 | 10.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,615 | 19.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,224 | 14.9% |
65 years and over | 443 | 5.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,034 | 49.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,265 | 15.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,586 | 100% |
Householder | 8,200 | 33.4% |
Spouse | 5,000 | 20.3% |
Child | 9,099 | 37.0% |
Other relatives | 1,238 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,049 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 583 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,488 | 100% |
Never married | 2,238 | 26.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,159 | 60.8% |
Separated | 65 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 137 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 889 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,345 | 100% |
Never married | 2,208 | 23.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,185 | 55.5% |
Separated | 194 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 419 | 4.5% |
Divorced | 1,339 | 14.3% |
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 | 736 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 131 | 17.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 215 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 549 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 246 | 44.8% |
Less than 1 year | 85 | 15.5% |
1 or 2 years | 27 | 4.9% |
3 or 4 years | 64 | 11.7% |
5 or more years | 70 | 12.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 246 | 100% |
Who are female | 183 | 74.4% |
Who are married | 127 | 51.6% |
School Enrollment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,409 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 439 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 595 | 8.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,229 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,524 | 20.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,622 | 21.9% |
Educational Attainment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,847 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 470 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 989 | 6.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,648 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,120 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,634 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,875 | 19.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,111 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.8% |
Veteran Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,593 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,567 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,574 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,233 | 9.1% |
Under 18 years | 7,981 | 100% |
With a disability | 316 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 14,879 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,331 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 1,714 | 100% |
With a disability | 586 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,824 | 100% |
Same house | 20,521 | 86.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,269 | 13.7% |
Same county | 1,793 | 7.5% |
Different county | 1,476 | 6.2% |
Same state | 895 | 3.8% |
Different state | 581 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 34 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,586 | 100% |
Native | 24,172 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 24,089 | 98.0% |
State of residence | 15,642 | 63.6% |
Different state | 8,447 | 34.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 83 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 414 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 414 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 191 | 46.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 223 | 53.9% |
Year of Entry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 497 | 100% |
Native | 83 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 83 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 414 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 414 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 414 | 100% |
Europe | 87 | 21.0% |
Asia | 172 | 41.5% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 110 | 26.6% |
Northern America | 45 | 10.9% |