Independence, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,534
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.4
0.616% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.45%
35.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$115,733
1.48% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$309,900
1.44% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,009
2.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Independence, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Independence, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Independence, OH are Central School of Practical Nursing (16 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Independence, OH was $309,900, and the homeownership rate was 90.4%.

Most people in Independence, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Independence, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Independence, OH is home to a population of 7.53k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.11% of Independence, OH residents were born outside of the country (234 people).

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.96k people) in Independence, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 210 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 135 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Independence, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Independence, OH was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Independence, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.96k ± 279
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    210 ± 157
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    135 ± 162
1.3%
Hispanic Population
98 people

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.96k people) in Independence, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 210 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 135 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.3% of the people in Independence, OH are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Independence, OH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
234 people
3.37%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
254 people

As of 2024, 3.11% of Independence, OH residents (234 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Independence, OH was 3.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    220 ± 142
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    51 ± 51
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 32

Independence, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Independence, OH employs 4.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Independence, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (590 people), Construction (510 people), and Manufacturing (495 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($108,438), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($93,935).

Employment

Occupations

4.01k
2024 Value
± 490
2.37%
1 Year growth
± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Independence, OH grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 3.92k employees to 4.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Independence, OH, are Management Occupations (762 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (403 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (382 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Independence, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.01k
2024 Value
± 490
2.37%
1 Year growth
± 16.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Independence, OH grew at a rate of 2.37%, from 3.92k employees to 4.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Independence, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (590 people), Construction (510 people), and Manufacturing (495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Independence, OH, though some of these residents may live in Independence, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$73,185
Median earning men ± $17,088
$54,122
Median earning women ± $8,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($111,350), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,565), and Public Administration ($92,476).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($217,692), Information ($78,800), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,284).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Independence, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Independence, OH awarded 16 degrees. The student population of Independence, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6 male students and 50 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Independence, OH are Black or African American (12 and 75%) and White (4 and 25%).

The largest universities in Independence, OH by number of degrees awarded are Central School of Practical Nursing (16 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Independence, OH are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (16 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 56 students enrolled in Independence, OH, 10.7% men and 89.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 40 records, of which 87.5% were women and 12.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
Most Common
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Independence, OH was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Independence, OH according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Central School of Practical Nursing
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central School of Practical Nursing with 16 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Independence, OH, which is 0.143 times less than the 14 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 12 degrees mean that there were 3 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($10,440) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2017.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($540) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Independence, OH was $309,900 in 2024, which is 0.931 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $305,500 to $309,900, a 1.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Independence, OH is 90.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Independence, OH have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Independence, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,790
$2,822
Median Property Taxes
±$376

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Independence, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Independence, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

90.4%
Homeownership
2024
63.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 90.4% of the housing units in Independence, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$115,733
Median Household Income
± $10,857
3.12k
Number of Households
± 401

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.12k households in Independence, OH grew to $115,733 from the previous year's value of $114,049.

The following chart displays the households in Independence, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Independence, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.7%)
  3. Carpooled (8.23%)

In 2024, 71.9% of workers in Independence, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Independence, OH have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Independence, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Independence, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Independence, OH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Independence, OH (184 out of 7.52k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Independence, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.8% of the population of Independence, OH has health coverage, with 60.7% on employee plans, 4.51% on Medicaid, 20.9% on Medicare, 9.79% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.22%
Uninsured
60.7%
Employer Coverage
4.51%
Medicaid
20.9%
Medicare
9.79%
Non-Group
1.91%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Independence, OH declined by 52.1% from 4.63% to 2.22%.

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