Compare Independence, MO vs Missouri (MO) vs United States

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Metric Independence, MO
City
Missouri (MO)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 121,740 6,191,814 334,922,499
Rent $1,109 $1,033 $1,413
Year built 1967 1978 1980
Household income $60,339 $70,702 $80,734
Per capita income $32,713 $39,695 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.8% 12.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.0% 3.6% 4.0%
Household size 2.3 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 49.6% 42% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 121,740 6,191,814 334,922,499
Adults over 25 84,238 4,243,115 230,807,303
Total households 51,477 2,508,227 129,227,496
Household size 2.3 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $60,339 $70,702 $80,734
Per capita income $32,713 $39,695 $44,673
Poverty rate 15.8% 12.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.0% 3.6% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 49.6% 42% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,109 $1,033 $1,413
Year built 1967 1978 1980
Households that rent 39.1% 31.9% 34.8%
Households that own 60.9% 68.1% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.4 5.7 5.5
Race
White 71.4% 77.5% 61%
Black 10.7% 11% 12.2%
Asian 1.2% 2.1% 6%
Two or more races 11.9% 7.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 13.3% 5.2% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 86.7% 94.8% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 87.7% 87% 84.9%
Commute time to work 24.0 min 24.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 12.3% 13% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 30.4% 27.1% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 36.8% 30.2% 26%
Some college or associate degree 10.9% 10.3% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 21.9% 32.4% 35.7%