Independence

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  1. Independence Legal Resources
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  5. Independence Family Information
  6. Independence Education Information
  7. Independence Public Benefits Information
  8. Independence Criminal Information
  9. Independence Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Independence Zip Codes


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Independence Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 12,731
  • Land Area (2000): 457.151 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.060 square kilometers
Independence Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 9,946 2004 Not Available 2006 9,350
2003 9,548 2005 Not Available 2007 9,229

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Houses (2000): 5,984
Independence Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,230 80.50%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 269 2.12%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,209 17.38%

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Independence Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 458 15.01%
2. Construction 249 8.16%
3. Educational Services 160 5.24%
4. Health Care 152 4.98%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 135 4.42%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 133 4.36%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 133 4.36%
8. Repair and Maintenance 121 3.97%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 110 3.61%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 99 3.24%
11. Public Administration 97 3.18%
12. Metal Manufactuing 84 2.75%
13. Other Transportation 79 2.59%
14. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 75 2.46%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 63 2.06%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 53 1.74%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 46 1.51%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 43 1.41%
19. Department and Other General Stores 43 1.41%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 42 1.38%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 394 14.60%
2. Health Care 364 13.49%
3. Educational Services 319 11.82%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 195 7.22%
5. Social Assistance 159 5.89%
6. Finance and Insurance 130 4.82%
7. Public Administration 115 4.26%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 103 3.82%
9. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 98 3.63%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 85 3.15%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 65 2.41%
12. Department and Other General Stores 61 2.26%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 50 1.85%
14. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 39 1.44%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 37 1.37%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 28 1.04%
17. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 27 1.00%
18. U.S. Postal Service 25 0.93%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 23 0.85%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 0.82%

Independence Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 189 6.19%
2. Other Management Occupations 182 5.97%
3. Other Production Occupations 177 5.80%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 146 4.79%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 146 4.79%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 124 4.06%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 118 3.87%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 103 3.38%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 98 3.21%
10. Business Operations Specialists 94 3.08%
11. Engineers 93 3.05%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 93 3.05%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 91 2.98%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 78 2.56%
15. Farmers and Farm Managers 74 2.43%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 65 2.13%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 59 1.93%
18. Carpenters 59 1.93%
19. Other Construction Trades 58 1.90%
20. Religious Workers 45 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 193 7.15%
2. Assemblers and Fabricators 153 5.67%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 145 5.37%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 137 5.08%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 136 5.04%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 131 4.85%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 120 4.45%
8. Child Care Workers 99 3.67%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 99 3.67%
10. Other Management Occupations 92 3.41%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 85 3.15%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 78 2.89%
13. Registered Nurses 71 2.63%
14. Other Production Occupations 69 2.56%
15. Cashiers 65 2.41%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 65 2.41%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 62 2.30%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 60 2.22%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 58 2.15%
20. Business Operations Specialists 57 2.11%

Independence Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,371 54.56%
15-35 hours 1,066 10.83%
1-14 hours 332 3.37%
No regular hours 3,075 31.24%

Independence Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 226 4.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 211 3.73%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 466 8.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM 397 7.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 710 12.57%
7 AM-7:29 AM 847 14.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,202 21.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM 389 6.88%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 142 2.51%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 202 3.58%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 137 2.42%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 26 0.46%
Noon-3:59 PM 370 6.55%
4 PM-11:59 PM 325 5.75%

Independence Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 515 9.12%
5-9 1,731 30.64%
10-14 1,347 23.84%
15-19 608 10.76%
20-24 620 10.97%
25-29 142 2.51%
30-34 367 6.50%
35-39 30 0.53%
40-44 65 1.15%
45-59 84 1.49%
60-89 79 1.40%
At least 90 62 1.10%

Independence Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 16 0.28% 4,947 87.56%
30-44 0 0.00% 462 8.18%
45-59 0 0.00% 84 1.49%
At least 60 0 0.00% 141 2.50%

Independence Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 25 0.43%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 742 12.84%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,585 79.37%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 83 1.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 16 0.28%
Color 6 Box Walked 191 3.31%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 127 2.20%

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Independence Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,145 (12,182 people)
Families (2000): 3,428 (10,092 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,422
People at same address in 1995: 6,145
Independence Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 598 11.44%
$10,000-$14,999 576 11.02%
$15,000-$19,999 404 7.73%
$20,000-$24,999 458 8.76%
$25,000-$29,999 442 8.46%
$30,000-$34,999 307 5.87%
$35,000-$39,999 362 6.93%
$40,000-$44,999 400 7.65%
$45,000-$49,999 268 5.13%
$50,000-$59,999 453 8.67%
$60,000-$74,999 449 8.59%
$75,000-$99,999 269 5.15%
$100,000-$124,999 138 2.64%
$125,000-$149,999 24 0.46%
$150,000-$199,999 24 0.46%
$200,000 or more 55 1.05%

Independence Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,567 30.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,636 31.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 173 3.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 749 14.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 653 12.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 274 5.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 85 1.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 46 0.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Independence Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,981 28.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,654 11.84%
Public Assistance 161 1.15%
Retirement 929 6.65%
Self Employment 682 4.88%
Social Security 1,647 11.79%
Supplemental Security 260 1.86%
Wage / Salary 3,817 27.32%
Other 842 6.03%

Independence Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,565 57.47%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,158 42.53%

Independence Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 509 10.68%
Color 1 Box Married 2,935 61.59%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,150 24.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 171 3.59%

Independence Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 725 13.62%
Color 1 Box Married 3,044 57.20%
Color 2 Box Never Married 917 17.23%
Color 3 Box Widowed 636 11.95%

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Independence Education Information Back to top
Independence Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 456 4.83%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,193 12.64%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,759 29.24%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,622 27.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 735 7.79%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,097 11.62%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 575 6.09%

Independence Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 91 0.71% 98 0.77% 189 1.48%
Kindergarten 178 1.40% 25 0.20% 203 1.59%
Grades 1-4 598 4.70% 109 0.86% 707 5.55%
Grades 5-8 633 4.97% 128 1.01% 761 5.98%
Grades 9-12 738 5.80% 51 0.40% 789 6.20%
Undergrad college 502 3.94% 29 0.23% 531 4.17%
Graduate or professional school 79 0.62% 17 0.13% 96 0.75%
Total 2,819 22.14% 457 3.59% 3,276 25.73%

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Independence Public Benefits Information Back to top
Independence Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,949 88.55%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,416 11.45%

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Independence Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 80
Independence Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 5.530 0.905 0.000 1.609 8.043 0.302 16.690 40.820 2.514 60.326
2003 4.399 0.105 0.209 1.047 5.760 0.314 17.595 51.948 2.199 71.743
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 4.599 0.214 0.107 0.535 5.455 0.535 10.695 35.401 2.353 48.449
2007 5.959 0.108 0.108 1.300 7.476 0.758 12.569 36.082 3.792 52.443

Independence Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 23
2005 9 20
2006 9 22
2007 11 20

Independence Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 680

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Independence Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Independence Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,704 13.38%
10-19 Years 2,002 15.73%
20-29 Years 1,379 10.83%
30-39 Years 1,682 13.21%
40-49 Years 1,838 14.44%
50-59 Years 1,465 11.51%
60-69 Years 963 7.56%
70-79 Years 1,014 7.96%
80-89 Years 564 4.43%
90+ Years 120 0.94%

Independence Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,159 48.38%
Color 1 Box Female 6,572 51.62%

Independence Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,055 86.84%
Color 1 Box African-American 771 6.06%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 439 3.45%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 256 2.01%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 139 1.09%
Color 2 Box Asian 69 0.54%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.01%

Independence Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,588 27.86%
2. Irish 1,540 16.58%
3. English 1,492 16.06%
4. United States Or American 1,465 15.77%
5. French Non-Basque 449 4.83%
6. Scottish 346 3.72%
7. Dutch 272 2.93%
8. Scotch Irish 194 2.09%
9. Swedish 164 1.77%
10. Italian 112 1.21%

Independence Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,464 96.32%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 278 2.34%
3. Chinese 33 0.28%
4. German 31 0.26%
5. French 23 0.19%
6. Polish 20 0.17%
7. Japanese 11 0.09%
8. African 11 0.09%
9. Russian 9 0.08%
10. Greek 7 0.06%

Independence Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,589 99.06%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 63 0.50%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 56 0.44%

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Independence Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Independence Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
67301