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Population (2000): 32,581
Land Area (2000): 91.166 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.849 square kilometers

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: 12,375
Independence Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	29,506	90.67%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	3,037	9.33%

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Independence Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,321	13,540	781	5.45%	55
1991	14,309	13,340	969	6.77%	68
1992	14,626	13,647	979	6.69%	67
1993	14,774	13,978	795	5.38%	54
1994	14,951	14,350	601	4.02%	40
1995	15,157	14,651	506	3.34%	33
1996	15,428	14,921	507	3.29%	33
1997	15,691	15,248	442	2.82%	28
1998	15,889	15,473	416	2.62%	26
1999	16,169	15,755	414	2.56%	26
2000	18,547	18,083	464	2.50%	25
2001	18,226	17,533	693	3.80%	38
2002	17,851	17,034	816	4.57%	46
2003	17,624	16,771	853	4.84%	48
2004	17,424	16,566	858	4.92%	49
2005	17,333	16,466	867	5.00%	50
2006	17,175	16,308	867	5.05%	51
2007	16,996	16,068	929	5.46%	55
2008	16,900	15,896	1,004	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,352	13,350	1,002	6.98%	70
Feb 1990	14,183	13,390	793	5.59%	56
Mar 1990	14,226	13,428	798	5.61%	56
Apr 1990	14,103	13,407	696	4.94%	49
May 1990	14,298	13,569	729	5.10%	51
Jun 1990	14,490	13,713	777	5.36%	54
Jul 1990	14,446	13,710	736	5.09%	51
Aug 1990	14,501	13,733	768	5.30%	53
Sep 1990	14,397	13,585	812	5.64%	56
Oct 1990	14,359	13,604	755	5.26%	53
Nov 1990	14,275	13,504	771	5.40%	54
Dec 1990	14,224	13,490	734	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,041	13,138	903	6.43%	64
Feb 1991	14,083	13,142	941	6.68%	67
Mar 1991	14,253	13,155	1,098	7.70%	77
Apr 1991	14,062	13,199	863	6.14%	61
May 1991	14,234	13,251	983	6.91%	69
Jun 1991	14,480	13,437	1,043	7.20%	72
Jul 1991	14,488	13,477	1,011	6.98%	70
Aug 1991	14,473	13,489	984	6.80%	68
Sep 1991	14,403	13,410	993	6.89%	69
Oct 1991	14,406	13,474	932	6.47%	65
Nov 1991	14,405	13,466	939	6.52%	65
Dec 1991	14,383	13,442	941	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,376	13,230	1,146	7.97%	80
Feb 1992	14,375	13,311	1,064	7.40%	74
Mar 1992	14,483	13,403	1,080	7.46%	75
Apr 1992	14,399	13,462	937	6.51%	65
May 1992	14,596	13,605	991	6.79%	68
Jun 1992	15,000	13,769	1,231	8.21%	82
Jul 1992	14,949	13,865	1,084	7.25%	73
Aug 1992	14,903	13,919	984	6.60%	66
Sep 1992	14,691	13,758	933	6.35%	64
Oct 1992	14,637	13,802	835	5.70%	57
Nov 1992	14,548	13,816	732	5.03%	50
Dec 1992	14,553	13,826	727	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,373	13,577	796	5.54%	55
Feb 1993	14,484	13,685	799	5.52%	55
Mar 1993	14,545	13,737	808	5.56%	56
Apr 1993	14,460	13,739	721	4.99%	50
May 1993	14,678	13,943	735	5.01%	50
Jun 1993	14,906	14,101	805	5.40%	54
Jul 1993	14,976	14,162	814	5.44%	54
Aug 1993	15,061	14,225	836	5.55%	56
Sep 1993	14,878	14,054	824	5.54%	55
Oct 1993	15,006	14,150	856	5.70%	57
Nov 1993	14,948	14,163	785	5.25%	53
Dec 1993	14,967	14,201	766	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,869	13,990	879	5.91%	59
Feb 1994	14,865	14,080	785	5.28%	53
Mar 1994	14,818	14,075	743	5.01%	50
Apr 1994	14,697	14,109	588	4.00%	40
May 1994	14,852	14,296	556	3.74%	37
Jun 1994	14,956	14,375	581	3.88%	39
Jul 1994	14,986	14,424	562	3.75%	38
Aug 1994	15,132	14,545	587	3.88%	39
Sep 1994	15,013	14,469	544	3.62%	36
Oct 1994	15,102	14,580	522	3.46%	35
Nov 1994	15,074	14,628	446	2.96%	30
Dec 1994	15,052	14,628	424	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,905	14,333	572	3.84%	38
Feb 1995	14,995	14,442	553	3.69%	37
Mar 1995	15,050	14,466	584	3.88%	39
Apr 1995	14,989	14,470	519	3.46%	35
May 1995	15,106	14,593	513	3.40%	34
Jun 1995	15,286	14,702	584	3.82%	38
Jul 1995	15,269	14,760	509	3.33%	33
Aug 1995	15,308	14,834	474	3.10%	31
Sep 1995	15,169	14,722	447	2.95%	29
Oct 1995	15,277	14,840	437	2.86%	29
Nov 1995	15,264	14,818	446	2.92%	29
Dec 1995	15,266	14,831	435	2.85%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,073	14,516	557	3.70%	37
Feb 1996	15,227	14,687	540	3.55%	35
Mar 1996	15,376	14,738	638	4.15%	41
Apr 1996	15,182	14,723	459	3.02%	30
May 1996	15,362	14,884	478	3.11%	31
Jun 1996	15,542	15,015	527	3.39%	34
Jul 1996	15,599	15,055	544	3.49%	35
Aug 1996	15,609	15,109	500	3.20%	32
Sep 1996	15,500	15,006	494	3.19%	32
Oct 1996	15,600	15,127	473	3.03%	30
Nov 1996	15,554	15,110	444	2.85%	29
Dec 1996	15,515	15,084	431	2.78%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	15,465	14,864	601	3.89%	39
Feb 1997	15,519	14,968	551	3.55%	36
Mar 1997	15,624	15,082	542	3.47%	35
Apr 1997	15,473	15,066	407	2.63%	26
May 1997	15,620	15,227	393	2.52%	25
Jun 1997	15,740	15,300	440	2.80%	28
Jul 1997	15,809	15,374	435	2.75%	28
Aug 1997	15,837	15,433	404	2.55%	26
Sep 1997	15,720	15,315	405	2.58%	26
Oct 1997	15,813	15,416	397	2.51%	25
Nov 1997	15,841	15,468	373	2.35%	24
Dec 1997	15,828	15,467	361	2.28%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	15,717	15,227	490	3.12%	31
Feb 1998	15,777	15,324	453	2.87%	29
Mar 1998	15,819	15,361	458	2.90%	29
Apr 1998	15,682	15,374	308	1.96%	20
May 1998	15,833	15,481	352	2.22%	22
Jun 1998	16,007	15,541	466	2.91%	29
Jul 1998	15,825	15,329	496	3.13%	31
Aug 1998	15,985	15,577	408	2.55%	26
Sep 1998	15,894	15,507	387	2.43%	24
Oct 1998	15,992	15,608	384	2.40%	24
Nov 1998	16,037	15,654	383	2.39%	24
Dec 1998	16,100	15,691	409	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	15,988	15,454	534	3.34%	33
Feb 1999	16,060	15,534	526	3.28%	33
Mar 1999	16,079	15,589	490	3.05%	30
Apr 1999	15,975	15,578	397	2.49%	25
May 1999	16,108	15,733	375	2.33%	23
Jun 1999	16,277	15,832	445	2.73%	27
Jul 1999	16,250	15,855	395	2.43%	24
Aug 1999	16,286	15,915	371	2.28%	23
Sep 1999	16,169	15,791	378	2.34%	23
Oct 1999	16,265	15,889	376	2.31%	23
Nov 1999	16,276	15,923	353	2.17%	22
Dec 1999	16,293	15,962	331	2.03%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	18,477	17,969	508	2.75%	27
Feb 2000	18,548	18,087	461	2.49%	25
Mar 2000	18,601	18,105	496	2.67%	27
Apr 2000	18,488	18,118	370	2.00%	20
May 2000	18,543	18,104	439	2.37%	24
Jun 2000	18,753	18,243	510	2.72%	27
Jul 2000	18,671	18,145	526	2.82%	28
Aug 2000	18,711	18,222	489	2.61%	26
Sep 2000	18,473	18,027	446	2.41%	24
Oct 2000	18,444	18,013	431	2.34%	23
Nov 2000	18,415	17,966	449	2.44%	24
Dec 2000	18,443	17,998	445	2.41%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	18,217	17,577	640	3.51%	35
Feb 2001	18,245	17,624	621	3.40%	34
Mar 2001	18,276	17,615	661	3.62%	36
Apr 2001	18,128	17,545	583	3.22%	32
May 2001	18,237	17,614	623	3.42%	34
Jun 2001	18,380	17,681	699	3.80%	38
Jul 2001	18,344	17,654	690	3.76%	38
Aug 2001	18,394	17,617	777	4.22%	42
Sep 2001	18,198	17,500	698	3.84%	38
Oct 2001	18,161	17,412	749	4.12%	41
Nov 2001	18,116	17,305	811	4.48%	45
Dec 2001	18,019	17,252	767	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,656	16,706	950	5.38%	54
Feb 2002	17,714	16,909	805	4.54%	45
Mar 2002	17,788	16,874	914	5.14%	51
Apr 2002	17,666	16,911	755	4.27%	43
May 2002	17,871	17,079	792	4.43%	44
Jun 2002	18,042	17,150	892	4.94%	49
Jul 2002	17,985	17,115	870	4.84%	48
Aug 2002	18,045	17,240	805	4.46%	45
Sep 2002	17,922	17,187	735	4.10%	41
Oct 2002	17,932	17,180	752	4.19%	42
Nov 2002	17,822	17,056	766	4.30%	43
Dec 2002	17,764	17,003	761	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,518	16,603	915	5.22%	52
Feb 2003	17,610	16,737	873	4.96%	50
Mar 2003	17,601	16,709	892	5.07%	51
Apr 2003	17,472	16,697	775	4.44%	44
May 2003	17,673	16,830	843	4.77%	48
Jun 2003	17,906	16,904	1,002	5.60%	56
Jul 2003	17,772	16,825	947	5.33%	53
Aug 2003	17,728	16,860	868	4.90%	49
Sep 2003	17,568	16,739	829	4.72%	47
Oct 2003	17,648	16,825	823	4.66%	47
Nov 2003	17,540	16,789	751	4.28%	43
Dec 2003	17,452	16,733	719	4.12%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,197	16,329	868	5.05%	50
Feb 2004	17,255	16,442	813	4.71%	47
Mar 2004	17,300	16,410	890	5.14%	51
Apr 2004	17,155	16,440	715	4.17%	42
May 2004	17,399	16,584	815	4.68%	47
Jun 2004	17,569	16,671	898	5.11%	51
Jul 2004	17,633	16,717	916	5.19%	52
Aug 2004	17,625	16,747	878	4.98%	50
Sep 2004	17,434	16,568	866	4.97%	50
Oct 2004	17,568	16,677	891	5.07%	51
Nov 2004	17,516	16,645	871	4.97%	50
Dec 2004	17,433	16,563	870	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,029	16,096	933	5.48%	55
Feb 2005	17,162	16,212	950	5.54%	55
Mar 2005	17,178	16,259	919	5.35%	53
Apr 2005	17,164	16,346	818	4.77%	48
May 2005	17,361	16,504	857	4.94%	49
Jun 2005	17,530	16,594	936	5.34%	53
Jul 2005	17,586	16,686	900	5.12%	51
Aug 2005	17,517	16,703	814	4.65%	46
Sep 2005	17,390	16,573	817	4.70%	47
Oct 2005	17,395	16,608	787	4.52%	45
Nov 2005	17,376	16,531	845	4.86%	49
Dec 2005	17,312	16,481	831	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	16,955	16,051	904	5.33%	53
Feb 2006	17,003	16,126	877	5.16%	52
Mar 2006	17,115	16,194	921	5.38%	54
Apr 2006	16,981	16,177	804	4.73%	47
May 2006	17,123	16,341	782	4.57%	46
Jun 2006	17,367	16,453	914	5.26%	53
Jul 2006	17,361	16,420	941	5.42%	54
Aug 2006	17,329	16,442	887	5.12%	51
Sep 2006	17,196	16,327	869	5.05%	51
Oct 2006	17,265	16,464	801	4.64%	46
Nov 2006	17,204	16,362	842	4.89%	49
Dec 2006	17,200	16,336	864	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	16,893	15,936	957	5.67%	57
Feb 2007	16,887	16,024	863	5.11%	51
Mar 2007	16,976	16,071	905	5.33%	53
Apr 2007	16,789	15,957	832	4.96%	50
May 2007	17,012	16,138	874	5.14%	51
Jun 2007	17,243	16,232	1,011	5.86%	59
Jul 2007	17,268	16,247	1,021	5.91%	59
Aug 2007	17,116	16,173	943	5.51%	55
Sep 2007	17,009	16,035	974	5.73%	57
Oct 2007	16,961	16,058	903	5.32%	53
Nov 2007	16,936	16,040	896	5.29%	53
Dec 2007	16,866	15,900	966	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	16,707	15,743	964	5.77%	58
Feb 2008	16,803	15,900	903	5.37%	54
Mar 2008	16,790	15,816	974	5.80%	58
Apr 2008	16,573	15,777	796	4.80%	48
May 2008	16,903	15,836	1,067	6.31%	63
Jun 2008	17,190	15,979	1,211	7.04%	70
Jul 2008	17,096	16,001	1,095	6.41%	64
Aug 2008	17,144	16,096	1,048	6.11%	61
Sep 2008	16,898	15,920	978	5.79%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Independence Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,418	25.49%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	904	9.53%
3.	Construction	760	8.01%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	384	4.05%
5.	Educational Services	381	4.02%
6.	Health Care	333	3.51%
7.	Public Administration	301	3.17%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	272	2.87%
9.	Finance and Insurance	264	2.78%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	247	2.60%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	244	2.57%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	241	2.54%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	216	2.28%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	183	1.93%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	170	1.79%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	149	1.57%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	124	1.31%
18.	Other Transportation	121	1.28%
19.	Truck Transportation	100	1.05%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	99	1.04%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,117	15.08%
2.	Educational Services	1,045	14.10%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	658	8.88%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	625	8.44%
5.	Finance and Insurance	451	6.09%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	390	5.26%
7.	Public Administration	241	3.25%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	210	2.83%
9.	Social Assistance	207	2.79%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	198	2.67%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	197	2.66%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	190	2.56%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	153	2.07%
14.	Construction	150	2.02%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	124	1.67%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	86	1.16%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	82	1.11%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	77	1.04%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	69	0.93%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	63	0.85%

Independence Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Engineers	908	9.57%
2.	Other Management Occupations	696	7.34%
3.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	517	5.45%
4.	Computer Specialists	385	4.06%
5.	Top Executives	319	3.36%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	311	3.28%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	306	3.23%
8.	Operations Managers Non Finance	287	3.03%
9.	Other Production Occupations	279	2.94%
10.	Business Operations Specialists	278	2.93%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	275	2.90%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	255	2.69%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	255	2.69%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	243	2.56%
15.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	234	2.47%
16.	Art and Design Workers	220	2.32%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	208	2.19%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	204	2.15%
19.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	203	2.14%
20.	Carpenters	164	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	495	6.68%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	458	6.18%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	359	4.85%
4.	Registered Nurses	345	4.66%
5.	Other Management Occupations	270	3.64%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	255	3.44%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	249	3.36%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	246	3.32%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	216	2.92%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	211	2.85%
11.	Computer Specialists	206	2.78%
12.	Child Care Workers	200	2.70%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	192	2.59%
14.	Engineers	185	2.50%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	179	2.42%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	174	2.35%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	169	2.28%
18.	Other Production Occupations	159	2.15%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	154	2.08%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	147	1.98%

Independence Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	14,702	60.23%
15-35 hours	3,375	13.83%
1-14 hours	759	3.11%
No regular hours	5,573	22.83%

Independence Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	377	2.35%
5 AM-5:29 AM	427	2.66%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	957	5.97%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,595	9.95%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,041	12.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,628	16.40%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,338	14.59%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,718	10.72%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	929	5.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	726	4.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	308	1.92%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	108	0.67%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,009	6.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM	862	5.38%

Independence Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	245	1.53%
5-9	1,059	6.61%
10-14	1,522	9.50%
15-19	1,811	11.30%
20-24	2,297	14.34%
25-29	1,266	7.90%
30-34	2,468	15.40%
35-39	640	3.99%
40-44	927	5.79%
45-59	2,070	12.92%
60-89	1,356	8.46%
At least 90	362	2.26%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	23	0.14%	8,177	51.03%
30-44	6	0.04%	4,029	25.15%
45-59	3	0.02%	2,067	12.90%
At least 60	22	0.14%	1,696	10.58%

Independence Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	16	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	952	5.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	14,873	89.24%
Motorcycle	42	0.25%
Other	37	0.22%
Public transportation	54	0.32%
Walked	49	0.29%
Worked at home	643	3.86%

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: 11,749 (32,261 people)
: 9,191 (28,807 people)
: 4,319
: 15,670
Independence Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	226	1.92%
$10,000-$14,999	231	1.97%
$15,000-$19,999	330	2.81%
$20,000-$24,999	447	3.80%
$25,000-$29,999	392	3.34%
$30,000-$34,999	456	3.88%
$35,000-$39,999	350	2.98%
$40,000-$44,999	406	3.46%
$45,000-$49,999	473	4.03%
$50,000-$59,999	969	8.25%
$60,000-$74,999	1,595	13.58%
$75,000-$99,999	2,106	17.92%
$100,000-$124,999	1,541	13.12%
$125,000-$149,999	840	7.15%
$150,000-$199,999	693	5.90%
$200,000 or more	694	5.91%

Independence Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,104	17.88%
Family, 2 people	3,557	30.23%
Nonfamily, 2 people	470	3.99%
Family, 3 people	2,102	17.87%
Nonfamily, 3 people	62	0.53%
Family, 4 people	2,192	18.63%
Nonfamily, 4 people	24	0.20%
Family, 5 people	891	7.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.08%
Family, 6 people	258	2.19%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	92	0.78%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Independence Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,388	31.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,593	16.74%
Public Assistance	121	0.36%
Retirement	1,934	5.79%
Self Employment	1,594	4.77%
Social Security	2,021	6.05%
Supplemental Security	180	0.54%
Wage / Salary	10,087	30.20%
Other	1,485	4.45%

Independence Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,000	50.69%
With children under 18	3,891	49.31%

Independence Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	895	7.33%
Married	8,190	67.10%
Never Married	3,002	24.59%
Widowed	119	0.97%

Independence Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,239	9.72%
Married	8,273	64.91%
Never Married	2,347	18.41%
Widowed	887	6.96%

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Independence Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	484	2.06%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,806	7.69%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,285	22.51%
Some college, no degree	6,344	27.02%
Associate degree	1,668	7.10%
Bachelors degree	5,199	22.14%
Graduate or professional degree	2,694	11.47%

Independence Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	341	1.05%	396	1.22%	737	2.26%
Kindergarten	420	1.29%	120	0.37%	540	1.66%
Grades 1-4	1,852	5.68%	226	0.69%	2,078	6.38%
Grades 5-8	1,779	5.46%	311	0.95%	2,090	6.41%
Grades 9-12	1,909	5.86%	220	0.68%	2,129	6.53%
Undergrad college	1,058	3.25%	361	1.11%	1,419	4.36%
Graduate or professional school	314	0.96%	134	0.41%	448	1.38%
Total	7,673	23.55%	1,768	5.43%	9,441	28.98%

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Independence Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	31,564	97.47%
Below Poverty Level	820	2.53%

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Independence Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,970	15.25%
10-19 Years	4,778	14.66%
20-29 Years	3,280	10.07%
30-39 Years	5,471	16.79%
40-49 Years	5,949	18.26%
50-59 Years	4,363	13.39%
60-69 Years	2,017	6.19%
70-79 Years	1,200	3.68%
80-89 Years	457	1.40%
90+ Years	96	0.29%

Independence Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	16,219	49.78%
Female	16,362	50.22%

Independence Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	30,683	94.17%
Hispanic/Latino	818	2.51%
Asian	393	1.21%
Multiracial	335	1.03%
African-American	264	0.81%
Amerindian	70	0.21%
Other Race	15	0.05%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Independence Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,207	22.50%
2.	Irish	5,170	14.17%
3.	English	4,890	13.41%
4.	Polish	3,150	8.64%
5.	Italian	2,175	5.96%
6.	United States Or American	2,148	5.89%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,882	5.16%
8.	Scottish	1,359	3.73%
9.	French Canadian	930	2.55%
10.	Dutch	865	2.37%

Independence Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	28,385	94.17%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	666	2.21%
3.	German	175	0.58%
4.	French	160	0.53%
5.	Tagalog	95	0.32%
6.	Italian	78	0.26%
7.	Chinese	59	0.20%
8.	Korean	58	0.19%
9.	Arabic	56	0.19%
10.	Hindi	55	0.18%

Independence Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	31,355	96.35%
Naturalized immigrant	592	1.82%
Not a citizen	596	1.83%

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