Language Spoken At Home in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,095 | 100% |
English only | 32,499 | 95.3% |
Language other than English | 1,596 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 822 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 1,485 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 813 | 2.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 77 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 30 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,572 | 100% |
American | 5,004 | 13.7% |
Arab | 9 | 0.0% |
Czech | 33 | 0.1% |
Danish | 10 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 921 | 2.5% |
English | 3,319 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 565 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.1% |
German | 4,143 | 11.3% |
Greek | 40 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.2% |
Irish | 4,186 | 11.4% |
Italian | 220 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 155 | 0.4% |
Polish | 98 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 33 | 0.1% |
Russian | 23 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 497 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 941 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 38 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 113 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 65 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 98 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,833 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,224 | 68.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,179 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 7,780 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,663 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 629 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 407 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,815 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,109 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 4,609 | 31.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,726 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 1,804 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,698 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,934 | 26.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,591 | 100% |
Householder | 14,833 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 7,766 | 21.8% |
Child | 9,569 | 26.9% |
Other relatives | 1,463 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,960 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 785 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,100 | 100% |
Never married | 3,500 | 24.8% |
Now married, except separated | 8,328 | 59.1% |
Separated | 394 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 378 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 1,500 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,081 | 100% |
Never married | 2,735 | 18.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,054 | 53.4% |
Separated | 485 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,873 | 12.4% |
Divorced | 1,934 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 419 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 26 | 6.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 847 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 503 | 59.4% |
Less than 1 year | 48 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 109 | 12.9% |
3 or 4 years | 81 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 265 | 31.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 503 | 100% |
Who are female | 283 | 56.3% |
Who are married | 433 | 86.1% |
School Enrollment in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,499 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 787 | 9.3% |
Kindergarten | 472 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,783 | 44.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,676 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,781 | 21.0% |
Educational Attainment in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,613 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,722 | 7.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,795 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,707 | 39.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,914 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,211 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,242 | 9.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,022 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.3% |
Veteran Status in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,730 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,889 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,077 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,171 | 17.1% |
Under 18 years | 8,767 | 100% |
With a disability | 275 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 21,858 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,504 | 16.0% |
65 years and over | 5,452 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,392 | 43.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 36,213 | 100% |
Same house | 29,835 | 82.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,312 | 17.4% |
Same county | 3,713 | 10.3% |
Different county | 2,599 | 7.2% |
Same state | 1,656 | 4.6% |
Different state | 943 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 66 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,572 | 100% |
Native | 35,293 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 35,112 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 25,408 | 69.5% |
Different state | 9,704 | 26.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 181 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,279 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,279 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 257 | 20.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,022 | 79.9% |
Year of Entry in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,460 | 100% |
Native | 181 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 181 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,279 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 6.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,201 | 93.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Independence County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,279 | 100% |
Europe | 89 | 7.0% |
Asia | 34 | 2.7% |
Africa | 12 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,144 | 89.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |