Language Spoken At Home in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,663 | 100% |
English only | 5,134 | 67.0% |
Language other than English | 2,529 | 33.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 978 | 12.8% |
Spanish | 2,355 | 30.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 922 | 12.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 46 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 128 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,535 | 100% |
American | 205 | 2.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 49 | 0.6% |
Danish | 103 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 88 | 1.0% |
English | 808 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 73 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 211 | 2.5% |
German | 1,166 | 13.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 406 | 4.8% |
Italian | 203 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 255 | 3.0% |
Polish | 14 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian | 91 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 169 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 241 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 59 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 132 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 32 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 61 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,848 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,007 | 70.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,222 | 42.9% |
Married-couple family | 1,535 | 53.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 926 | 32.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 168 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 92 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 304 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 204 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 841 | 29.5% |
Householder living alone | 500 | 17.6% |
65 years and over | 168 | 5.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,326 | 46.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 412 | 14.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,490 | 100% |
Householder | 2,848 | 33.5% |
Spouse | 1,407 | 16.6% |
Child | 3,028 | 35.7% |
Other relatives | 411 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 796 | 9.4% |
Unmarried partner | 221 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,144 | 100% |
Never married | 1,312 | 41.7% |
Now married, except separated | 1,535 | 48.8% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 12 | 0.4% |
Divorced | 285 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,201 | 100% |
Never married | 972 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 1,513 | 47.3% |
Separated | 91 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 173 | 5.4% |
Divorced | 452 | 14.1% |
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 | 121 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 49 | 40.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 84 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 19 | 22.6% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 22.6% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 19 | 100% |
Who are female | 19 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 19 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,784 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 109 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten | 50 | 1.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,158 | 41.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 567 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 900 | 32.3% |
Educational Attainment in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,269 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 549 | 12.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 412 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,222 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 992 | 23.2% |
Associate's degree | 256 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 483 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 355 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.6% |
Veteran Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 5,963 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 451 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,490 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,028 | 12.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,572 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 5,315 | 100% |
With a disability | 563 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 603 | 100% |
With a disability | 307 | 50.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,394 | 100% |
Same house | 6,669 | 79.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,725 | 20.6% |
Same county | 692 | 8.2% |
Different county | 1,033 | 12.3% |
Same state | 523 | 6.2% |
Different state | 510 | 6.1% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,535 | 100% |
Native | 7,261 | 85.1% |
Born in United States | 7,248 | 84.9% |
State of residence | 4,223 | 49.5% |
Different state | 3,025 | 35.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 13 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 1,274 | 14.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,274 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 526 | 41.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 748 | 58.7% |
Year of Entry in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,287 | 100% |
Native | 13 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 13 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,274 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,274 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Independence City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,274 | 100% |
Europe | 22 | 1.7% |
Asia | 117 | 9.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,118 | 87.8% |
Northern America | 11 | 0.9% |