Independent Hill, VA

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,853
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38
0.264% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
1.5%
44.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$204,886
0.189% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$674,300
4.38% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,654
5.88% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Independent Hill, VA 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.

95.2% of the residents in Independent Hill, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Independent Hill, VA was $674,300, and the homeownership rate was 96.1%.

Most people in Independent Hill, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 41.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Independent Hill, VA was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Independent Hill, VA is home to a population of 10.9k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.1% of Independent Hill, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.53k people).

In 2024, there were 4.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.69k people) in Independent Hill, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
96%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Independent Hill, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Independent Hill, VA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Independent Hill, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.69k ± 553
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.4k ± 348
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.21k ± 679
19.6%
Hispanic Population
2.13k people

In 2024, there were 4.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.69k people) in Independent Hill, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.6% of the people in Independent Hill, VA are hispanic (2.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Independent Hill, VA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.53k people
13.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.39k people

As of 2024, 14.1% of Independent Hill, VA residents (1.53k 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 Independent Hill, VA was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    523 ± 158
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    299 ± 175
  3. Vietnam
    101 ± 63

Independent Hill, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Independent Hill, VA employs 5.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Independent Hill, VA were Public Administration (1,426 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,033 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (511 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($229,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($139,241), and Public Administration ($136,125).

Occupations

5.65k
2024 Value
± 593
5.88%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Independent Hill, VA grew at a rate of 5.88%, from 5.34k employees to 5.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Independent Hill, VA, are Management Occupations (1,056 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (623 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (556 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Independent Hill, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

5.65k
2024 Value
± 593
5.88%
1 Year growth
± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Independent Hill, VA grew at a rate of 5.88%, from 5.34k employees to 5.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Independent Hill, VA, are Public Administration (1,426 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,033 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (511 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Independent Hill, VA, though some of these residents may live in Independent Hill, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$108,472
Median earning men ± $21,640
$65,096
Median earning women ± $15,272

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Public Administration ($136,188), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($135,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($134,750), Construction ($81,528), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% 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 10.8%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Independent Hill, VA was $674,300 in 2024, which is 2.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $646,000 to $674,300, a 4.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Independent Hill, VA is 96.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Independent Hill, VA have an average commute time of 41.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Independent Hill, VA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$674,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,797
$3,041
Median Property Taxes
±$314

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 Independent Hill, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

96.1%
Homeownership
2024
68.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.1% of the housing units in Independent Hill, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.6%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$204,886
Median Household Income
± $21,010
3.16k
Number of Households
± 392

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Independent Hill, VA grew to $204,886 from the previous year's value of $204,500.

The following chart displays the households in Independent Hill, VA 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 Independent Hill, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 63% of workers in Independent Hill, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

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

41.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Independent Hill, VA have a longer commute time (41.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.88% of the workforce in Independent Hill, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Independent Hill, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Independent Hill, VA have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

1.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Independent Hill, VA (162 out of 10.8k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Independent Hill, VA is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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

93.9% of the population of Independent Hill, VA has health coverage, with 67.2% on employee plans, 1.86% on Medicaid, 5.45% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 7.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.3% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 44.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.51% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.12%
Uninsured
67.2%
Employer Coverage
1.86%
Medicaid
5.45%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
7.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Independent Hill, VA declined by 0.866% from 6.17% to 6.12%.

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