Language Spoken At Home in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 108,346 | 100% |
English only | 101,226 | 93.4% |
Language other than English | 7,120 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,232 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 5,287 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,546 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 926 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 213 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 799 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 434 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 108 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,513 | 100% |
American | 9,403 | 8.1% |
Arab | 57 | 0.0% |
Czech | 312 | 0.3% |
Danish | 475 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,908 | 1.6% |
English | 12,074 | 10.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,918 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 402 | 0.3% |
German | 22,969 | 19.7% |
Greek | 220 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 238 | 0.2% |
Irish | 14,891 | 12.8% |
Italian | 3,779 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 32 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,003 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,110 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 26 | 0.0% |
Russian | 247 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,864 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 2,372 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 71 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 214 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,424 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 248 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 147 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 748 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 275 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 47,461 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 29,442 | 62.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,538 | 26.4% |
Married-couple family | 20,525 | 43.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,301 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,516 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,512 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,401 | 13.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,725 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 18,019 | 38.0% |
Householder living alone | 15,292 | 32.2% |
65 years and over | 5,778 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,929 | 29.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 13,042 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 115,316 | 100% |
Householder | 47,461 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 20,511 | 17.8% |
Child | 32,928 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 7,166 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 7,250 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 3,416 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 44,586 | 100% |
Never married | 14,154 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 22,083 | 49.5% |
Separated | 875 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,570 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 5,904 | 13.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 49,052 | 100% |
Never married | 11,838 | 24.1% |
Now married, except separated | 21,818 | 44.5% |
Separated | 1,353 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 5,878 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 8,165 | 16.6% |
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 | 1,611 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 778 | 48.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 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 | 2,528 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,165 | 46.1% |
Less than 1 year | 481 | 19.0% |
1 or 2 years | 130 | 5.1% |
3 or 4 years | 90 | 3.6% |
5 or more years | 464 | 18.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,165 | 100% |
Who are female | 718 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 891 | 76.5% |
School Enrollment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 26,152 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,720 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,469 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,757 | 45.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,354 | 20.5% |
College or graduate school | 5,852 | 22.4% |
Educational Attainment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 79,238 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,756 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,672 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,281 | 37.0% |
Some college, no degree | 20,031 | 25.3% |
Associate's degree | 4,716 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,964 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,818 | 6.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.4% |
Veteran Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 89,374 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,979 | 12.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 115,500 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,209 | 15.8% |
Under 18 years | 27,006 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,542 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 70,719 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,403 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 17,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,264 | 40.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 114,761 | 100% |
Same house | 99,984 | 87.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,690 | 12.8% |
Same county | 11,004 | 9.6% |
Different county | 3,686 | 3.2% |
Same state | 2,037 | 1.8% |
Different state | 1,649 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 87 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,513 | 100% |
Native | 111,091 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 110,223 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 78,955 | 67.8% |
Different state | 31,268 | 26.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 868 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 5,422 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,422 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,494 | 46.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,928 | 54.0% |
Year of Entry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,290 | 100% |
Native | 868 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 3.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 838 | 96.5% |
Foreign born | 5,422 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,391 | 99.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,422 | 100% |
Europe | 594 | 11.0% |
Asia | 1,003 | 18.5% |
Africa | 45 | 0.8% |
Oceania | 103 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 3,470 | 64.0% |
Northern America | 207 | 3.8% |