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Population (2000): 115,832
Land Area (2000): 869.376 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.117 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 25.7186 (-3.5) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 78.5186 (25.8) / 88.7186 (31.5)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,393
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,288
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 38 inches

Independence Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	117,472	2002	114,854	2005	111,905
2000	120,272	2003	113,663	2006	111,014
2001	113,986	2004	113,064	2007	108,879

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	110,658	95.71%
Rural, Farm	425	0.37%
Rural, Non-farm	4,541	3.93%

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Independence Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	60,552	57,937	2,615	4.32%	43
1991	61,277	58,071	3,205	5.23%	52
1992	61,191	58,205	2,986	4.88%	49
1993	61,545	58,656	2,889	4.69%	47
1994	62,730	60,117	2,613	4.17%	42
1995	64,331	61,780	2,551	3.97%	40
1996	64,755	62,272	2,483	3.83%	38
1997	65,233	62,927	2,306	3.53%	36
1998	66,015	63,776	2,239	3.39%	34
1999	65,706	63,902	1,804	2.75%	27
2000	61,086	59,148	1,938	3.17%	32
2001	60,910	58,213	2,697	4.43%	44
2002	60,052	56,734	3,318	5.53%	55
2003	59,344	55,756	3,588	6.05%	60
2004	59,090	55,273	3,817	6.46%	65
2005	58,586	55,107	3,479	5.94%	59
2006	58,409	55,318	3,091	5.29%	53
2007	59,202	56,023	3,179	5.37%	54
2008	58,958	55,285	3,673	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	59,484	56,613	2,871	4.83%	48
Feb 1990	59,461	56,849	2,612	4.39%	44
Mar 1990	59,672	57,317	2,355	3.95%	39
Apr 1990	59,827	57,415	2,412	4.03%	40
May 1990	60,289	57,979	2,310	3.83%	38
Jun 1990	61,857	59,298	2,559	4.14%	41
Jul 1990	61,833	59,265	2,568	4.15%	42
Aug 1990	61,762	58,711	3,051	4.94%	49
Sep 1990	60,876	57,900	2,976	4.89%	49
Oct 1990	60,524	57,947	2,577	4.26%	43
Nov 1990	60,588	57,966	2,622	4.33%	43
Dec 1990	60,450	57,987	2,463	4.07%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	59,787	56,694	3,093	5.17%	52
Feb 1991	60,074	56,588	3,486	5.80%	58
Mar 1991	60,739	57,537	3,202	5.27%	53
Apr 1991	60,982	57,877	3,105	5.09%	51
May 1991	61,238	57,562	3,676	6.00%	60
Jun 1991	62,825	59,363	3,462	5.51%	55
Jul 1991	63,237	59,901	3,336	5.28%	53
Aug 1991	62,538	58,994	3,544	5.67%	57
Sep 1991	61,186	58,038	3,148	5.14%	51
Oct 1991	61,065	58,058	3,007	4.92%	49
Nov 1991	60,868	58,241	2,627	4.32%	43
Dec 1991	60,781	58,003	2,778	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	60,073	57,087	2,986	4.97%	50
Feb 1992	60,436	57,337	3,099	5.13%	51
Mar 1992	60,776	57,852	2,924	4.81%	48
Apr 1992	61,396	58,306	3,090	5.03%	50
May 1992	61,503	58,249	3,254	5.29%	53
Jun 1992	62,949	59,601	3,348	5.32%	53
Jul 1992	62,819	59,667	3,152	5.02%	50
Aug 1992	62,205	59,059	3,146	5.06%	51
Sep 1992	60,532	57,610	2,922	4.83%	48
Oct 1992	60,194	57,673	2,521	4.19%	42
Nov 1992	60,504	57,970	2,534	4.19%	42
Dec 1992	60,906	58,045	2,861	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	59,996	57,026	2,970	4.95%	50
Feb 1993	60,559	57,419	3,140	5.19%	52
Mar 1993	60,568	57,635	2,933	4.84%	48
Apr 1993	61,073	58,317	2,756	4.51%	45
May 1993	61,500	58,577	2,923	4.75%	48
Jun 1993	63,065	59,897	3,168	5.02%	50
Jul 1993	63,230	60,187	3,043	4.81%	48
Aug 1993	62,705	59,675	3,030	4.83%	48
Sep 1993	61,105	58,279	2,826	4.62%	46
Oct 1993	61,356	58,601	2,755	4.49%	45
Nov 1993	61,651	59,049	2,602	4.22%	42
Dec 1993	61,731	59,211	2,520	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	61,678	58,707	2,971	4.82%	48
Feb 1994	61,463	58,613	2,850	4.64%	46
Mar 1994	61,600	58,845	2,755	4.47%	45
Apr 1994	61,827	59,448	2,379	3.85%	38
May 1994	62,010	59,709	2,301	3.71%	37
Jun 1994	63,951	61,083	2,868	4.48%	45
Jul 1994	64,165	61,507	2,658	4.14%	41
Aug 1994	64,074	61,249	2,825	4.41%	44
Sep 1994	62,518	59,981	2,537	4.06%	41
Oct 1994	63,115	60,747	2,368	3.75%	38
Nov 1994	63,341	60,973	2,368	3.74%	37
Dec 1994	63,014	60,541	2,473	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	63,296	60,635	2,661	4.20%	42
Feb 1995	63,583	60,988	2,595	4.08%	41
Mar 1995	63,926	61,152	2,774	4.34%	43
Apr 1995	64,188	61,232	2,956	4.61%	46
May 1995	63,795	61,141	2,654	4.16%	42
Jun 1995	65,249	62,380	2,869	4.40%	44
Jul 1995	65,622	62,825	2,797	4.26%	43
Aug 1995	64,976	62,273	2,703	4.16%	42
Sep 1995	64,367	61,916	2,451	3.81%	38
Oct 1995	64,081	62,052	2,029	3.17%	32
Nov 1995	64,260	62,273	1,987	3.09%	31
Dec 1995	64,629	62,490	2,139	3.31%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	63,393	61,170	2,223	3.51%	35
Feb 1996	63,721	61,389	2,332	3.66%	37
Mar 1996	63,875	61,436	2,439	3.82%	38
Apr 1996	63,991	61,636	2,355	3.68%	37
May 1996	64,170	61,631	2,539	3.96%	40
Jun 1996	65,498	62,851	2,647	4.04%	40
Jul 1996	66,312	63,384	2,928	4.42%	44
Aug 1996	65,151	62,420	2,731	4.19%	42
Sep 1996	64,351	61,844	2,507	3.90%	39
Oct 1996	65,275	62,893	2,382	3.65%	36
Nov 1996	65,620	63,264	2,356	3.59%	36
Dec 1996	65,708	63,350	2,358	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	64,293	61,991	2,302	3.58%	36
Feb 1997	64,199	61,881	2,318	3.61%	36
Mar 1997	64,665	62,424	2,241	3.47%	35
Apr 1997	64,959	62,594	2,365	3.64%	36
May 1997	65,096	62,842	2,254	3.46%	35
Jun 1997	66,490	64,035	2,455	3.69%	37
Jul 1997	66,489	64,195	2,294	3.45%	35
Aug 1997	65,988	63,495	2,493	3.78%	38
Sep 1997	65,221	62,705	2,516	3.86%	39
Oct 1997	64,980	62,723	2,257	3.47%	35
Nov 1997	65,362	63,302	2,060	3.15%	32
Dec 1997	65,051	62,937	2,114	3.25%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	65,107	62,768	2,339	3.59%	36
Feb 1998	65,371	62,938	2,433	3.72%	37
Mar 1998	65,638	63,221	2,417	3.68%	37
Apr 1998	65,673	63,340	2,333	3.55%	36
May 1998	65,831	63,449	2,382	3.62%	36
Jun 1998	67,003	64,443	2,560	3.82%	38
Jul 1998	66,999	64,470	2,529	3.77%	38
Aug 1998	66,748	64,318	2,430	3.64%	36
Sep 1998	65,769	63,731	2,038	3.10%	31
Oct 1998	65,766	63,904	1,862	2.83%	28
Nov 1998	66,051	64,258	1,793	2.71%	27
Dec 1998	66,227	64,476	1,751	2.64%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	64,880	63,258	1,622	2.50%	25
Feb 1999	64,967	63,068	1,899	2.92%	29
Mar 1999	65,052	63,248	1,804	2.77%	28
Apr 1999	65,401	63,575	1,826	2.79%	28
May 1999	65,609	63,798	1,811	2.76%	28
Jun 1999	66,963	64,587	2,376	3.55%	35
Jul 1999	66,843	64,739	2,104	3.15%	31
Aug 1999	66,309	64,347	1,962	2.96%	30
Sep 1999	64,915	63,146	1,769	2.73%	27
Oct 1999	65,397	64,039	1,358	2.08%	21
Nov 1999	65,892	64,326	1,566	2.38%	24
Dec 1999	66,241	64,691	1,550	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	60,587	58,857	1,730	2.86%	29
Feb 2000	60,899	59,076	1,823	2.99%	30
Mar 2000	61,198	59,250	1,948	3.18%	32
Apr 2000	61,098	59,539	1,559	2.55%	26
May 2000	60,789	58,996	1,793	2.95%	29
Jun 2000	61,941	59,932	2,009	3.24%	32
Jul 2000	61,177	59,177	2,000	3.27%	33
Aug 2000	61,188	59,135	2,053	3.36%	34
Sep 2000	60,577	58,508	2,069	3.42%	34
Oct 2000	61,169	59,068	2,101	3.43%	34
Nov 2000	60,908	58,868	2,040	3.35%	33
Dec 2000	61,499	59,370	2,129	3.46%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	61,126	58,627	2,499	4.09%	41
Feb 2001	60,837	58,305	2,532	4.16%	42
Mar 2001	61,360	58,595	2,765	4.51%	45
Apr 2001	61,020	58,541	2,479	4.06%	41
May 2001	60,727	58,266	2,461	4.05%	41
Jun 2001	62,120	59,225	2,895	4.66%	47
Jul 2001	61,433	58,760	2,673	4.35%	44
Aug 2001	60,770	57,951	2,819	4.64%	46
Sep 2001	60,460	57,736	2,724	4.51%	45
Oct 2001	60,353	57,638	2,715	4.50%	45
Nov 2001	60,351	57,440	2,911	4.82%	48
Dec 2001	60,362	57,477	2,885	4.78%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	59,488	56,339	3,149	5.29%	53
Feb 2002	59,918	56,707	3,211	5.36%	54
Mar 2002	60,467	57,041	3,426	5.67%	57
Apr 2002	60,569	57,442	3,127	5.16%	52
May 2002	60,534	57,481	3,053	5.04%	50
Jun 2002	61,457	57,811	3,646	5.93%	59
Jul 2002	60,114	56,707	3,407	5.67%	57
Aug 2002	59,966	56,487	3,479	5.80%	58
Sep 2002	59,511	56,117	3,394	5.70%	57
Oct 2002	59,458	56,234	3,224	5.42%	54
Nov 2002	59,539	56,182	3,357	5.64%	56
Dec 2002	59,600	56,255	3,345	5.61%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	58,984	55,536	3,448	5.85%	58
Feb 2003	59,030	55,596	3,434	5.82%	58
Mar 2003	59,133	55,675	3,458	5.85%	58
Apr 2003	59,335	56,040	3,295	5.55%	56
May 2003	59,273	55,764	3,509	5.92%	59
Jun 2003	60,369	56,313	4,056	6.72%	67
Jul 2003	59,841	56,053	3,788	6.33%	63
Aug 2003	59,531	55,632	3,899	6.55%	65
Sep 2003	59,088	55,284	3,804	6.44%	64
Oct 2003	58,992	55,474	3,518	5.96%	60
Nov 2003	59,392	55,859	3,533	5.95%	59
Dec 2003	59,162	55,848	3,314	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	58,420	54,832	3,588	6.14%	61
Feb 2004	58,519	54,852	3,667	6.27%	63
Mar 2004	58,843	54,992	3,851	6.54%	65
Apr 2004	58,843	55,327	3,516	5.98%	60
May 2004	58,843	55,254	3,589	6.10%	61
Jun 2004	60,033	55,888	4,145	6.90%	69
Jul 2004	60,144	56,186	3,958	6.58%	66
Aug 2004	59,625	55,522	4,103	6.88%	69
Sep 2004	58,716	54,755	3,961	6.75%	67
Oct 2004	58,929	55,103	3,826	6.49%	65
Nov 2004	59,168	55,310	3,858	6.52%	65
Dec 2004	58,999	55,257	3,742	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	58,095	54,386	3,709	6.38%	64
Feb 2005	58,422	54,428	3,994	6.84%	68
Mar 2005	58,505	54,799	3,706	6.33%	63
Apr 2005	58,392	54,981	3,411	5.84%	58
May 2005	58,372	55,050	3,322	5.69%	57
Jun 2005	59,349	55,789	3,560	6.00%	60
Jul 2005	59,090	55,766	3,324	5.63%	56
Aug 2005	58,584	55,341	3,243	5.54%	55
Sep 2005	58,382	54,959	3,423	5.86%	59
Oct 2005	58,642	55,281	3,361	5.73%	57
Nov 2005	58,788	55,234	3,554	6.05%	60
Dec 2005	58,415	55,274	3,141	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	57,396	54,286	3,110	5.42%	54
Feb 2006	57,865	54,581	3,284	5.68%	57
Mar 2006	57,912	54,855	3,057	5.28%	53
Apr 2006	58,011	55,162	2,849	4.91%	49
May 2006	57,905	55,161	2,744	4.74%	47
Jun 2006	59,042	55,797	3,245	5.50%	55
Jul 2006	59,080	55,816	3,264	5.52%	55
Aug 2006	58,823	55,578	3,245	5.52%	55
Sep 2006	58,493	55,203	3,290	5.62%	56
Oct 2006	58,826	55,667	3,159	5.37%	54
Nov 2006	58,763	55,829	2,934	4.99%	50
Dec 2006	58,786	55,876	2,910	4.95%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	58,345	55,305	3,040	5.21%	52
Feb 2007	58,622	55,467	3,155	5.38%	54
Mar 2007	58,888	55,831	3,057	5.19%	52
Apr 2007	58,892	55,989	2,903	4.93%	49
May 2007	58,703	55,834	2,869	4.89%	49
Jun 2007	59,881	56,575	3,306	5.52%	55
Jul 2007	60,616	57,328	3,288	5.42%	54
Aug 2007	59,702	56,381	3,321	5.56%	56
Sep 2007	59,121	55,775	3,346	5.66%	57
Oct 2007	59,224	55,902	3,322	5.61%	56
Nov 2007	59,306	56,172	3,134	5.28%	53
Dec 2007	59,124	55,721	3,403	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	58,663	55,181	3,482	5.94%	59
Feb 2008	58,445	54,972	3,473	5.94%	59
Mar 2008	58,749	55,235	3,514	5.98%	60
Apr 2008	58,499	55,473	3,026	5.17%	52
May 2008	59,108	55,401	3,707	6.27%	63
Jun 2008	59,826	56,032	3,794	6.34%	63
Jul 2008	59,967	55,946	4,021	6.71%	67
Aug 2008	58,994	54,893	4,101	6.95%	70
Sep 2008	58,371	54,435	3,936	6.74%	67
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Independence Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,741	12.73%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,671	5.69%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,198	4.08%
4.	Public Administration	1,087	3.70%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	1,070	3.64%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	1,025	3.49%
7.	Truck Transportation	980	3.33%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	976	3.32%
9.	Finance and Insurance	955	3.25%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	953	3.24%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	897	3.05%
12.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	814	2.77%
13.	Educational Services	805	2.74%
14.	Health Care	786	2.67%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	752	2.56%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	549	1.87%
17.	Food Manufacturing	544	1.85%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	515	1.75%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	514	1.75%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	466	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,811	14.16%
2.	Finance and Insurance	2,798	10.40%
3.	Educational Services	2,781	10.33%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,724	6.41%
5.	Public Administration	1,388	5.16%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,287	4.78%
7.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	937	3.48%
8.	Social Assistance	897	3.33%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	887	3.30%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	877	3.26%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	602	2.24%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	585	2.17%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	558	2.07%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	539	2.00%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	530	1.97%
16.	Construction	443	1.65%
17.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	340	1.26%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	314	1.17%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	286	1.06%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	247	0.92%

Independence Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,622	5.52%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,535	5.22%
3.	Other Production Occupations	1,511	5.14%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,181	4.02%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,157	3.94%
6.	Other Management Occupations	1,135	3.86%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,086	3.69%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,066	3.63%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,061	3.61%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	988	3.36%
11.	Other Construction Trades	930	3.16%
12.	Computer Specialists	819	2.79%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	708	2.41%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	703	2.39%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	697	2.37%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	688	2.34%
17.	Carpenters	645	2.19%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	572	1.95%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	459	1.56%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	433	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,398	8.91%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,746	6.49%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,326	4.93%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,107	4.11%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,063	3.95%
6.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	974	3.62%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	908	3.37%
8.	Customer Service Representatives	880	3.27%
9.	Registered Nurses	848	3.15%
10.	Cashiers	817	3.04%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	797	2.96%
12.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	747	2.78%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	737	2.74%
14.	Other Management Occupations	721	2.68%
15.	Other Production Occupations	716	2.66%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	712	2.65%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	626	2.33%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	516	1.92%
19.	Child Care Workers	515	1.91%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	480	1.78%

Independence Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	51,953	57.00%
15-35 hours	10,203	11.19%
1-14 hours	2,183	2.40%
No regular hours	26,809	29.41%

Independence Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,579	2.91%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,731	3.19%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,565	4.72%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,133	11.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	6,355	11.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM	8,377	15.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	8,156	15.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,119	9.42%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,419	4.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,642	4.86%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	849	1.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	484	0.89%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,873	7.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,034	7.43%

Independence Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,201	2.21%
5-9	4,507	8.30%
10-14	6,902	12.71%
15-19	8,408	15.48%
20-24	9,380	17.27%
25-29	4,717	8.68%
30-34	9,934	18.29%
35-39	2,138	3.94%
40-44	2,121	3.90%
45-59	3,232	5.95%
60-89	1,083	1.99%
At least 90	693	1.28%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	87	0.16%	35,028	64.49%
30-44	220	0.41%	13,973	25.73%
45-59	119	0.22%	3,113	5.73%
At least 60	38	0.07%	1,738	3.20%

Independence Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	13	0.02%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,830	12.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	46,049	82.86%
Motorcycle	49	0.09%
Other	382	0.69%
Public transportation	464	0.83%
Walked	529	0.95%
Worked at home	1,258	2.26%

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Independence Family Information Back to top
: 48,270 (114,197 people)
: 31,333 (91,920 people)
: 11,734
: 58,644
Independence Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,056	8.38%
$10,000-$14,999	3,177	6.57%
$15,000-$19,999	3,234	6.68%
$20,000-$24,999	3,588	7.42%
$25,000-$29,999	3,840	7.94%
$30,000-$34,999	4,047	8.36%
$35,000-$39,999	3,564	7.37%
$40,000-$44,999	3,463	7.16%
$45,000-$49,999	2,698	5.58%
$50,000-$59,999	4,853	10.03%
$60,000-$74,999	4,752	9.82%
$75,000-$99,999	4,243	8.77%
$100,000-$124,999	1,494	3.09%
$125,000-$149,999	649	1.34%
$150,000-$199,999	373	0.77%
$200,000 or more	356	0.74%

Independence Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	14,484	29.94%
Family, 2 people	14,657	30.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,215	4.58%
Family, 3 people	7,245	14.98%
Nonfamily, 3 people	257	0.53%
Family, 4 people	5,664	11.71%
Nonfamily, 4 people	75	0.16%
Family, 5 people	2,426	5.01%
Nonfamily, 5 people	46	0.10%
Family, 6 people	840	1.74%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	460	0.95%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Independence Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	37,707	29.22%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	16,463	12.76%
Public Assistance	1,460	1.13%
Retirement	9,515	7.37%
Self Employment	4,452	3.45%
Social Security	14,419	11.17%
Supplemental Security	2,047	1.59%
Wage / Salary	36,828	28.54%
Other	6,164	4.78%

Independence Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	14,460	60.72%
With children under 18	9,354	39.28%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,591	12.87%
Married	25,486	58.67%
Never Married	11,099	25.55%
Widowed	1,267	2.92%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,345	14.96%
Married	25,929	52.82%
Never Married	9,903	20.17%
Widowed	5,916	12.05%

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Independence Education Information Back to top
Independence Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,702	4.21%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	12,640	14.36%
High school diploma or equivalent	33,849	38.45%
Some college, no degree	20,884	23.72%
Associate degree	4,377	4.97%
Bachelors degree	8,516	9.67%
Graduate or professional degree	4,060	4.61%

Independence Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,186	1.02%	807	0.70%	1,993	1.72%
Kindergarten	1,319	1.14%	189	0.16%	1,508	1.30%
Grades 1-4	5,629	4.86%	614	0.53%	6,243	5.39%
Grades 5-8	5,691	4.91%	666	0.57%	6,357	5.49%
Grades 9-12	5,228	4.51%	506	0.44%	5,734	4.95%
Undergrad college	2,585	2.23%	691	0.60%	3,276	2.83%
Graduate or professional school	521	0.45%	272	0.23%	793	0.68%
Total	22,159	19.13%	3,745	3.23%	25,904	22.36%

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Independence Business Information Back to top
: $527,309,000
: $1,707,915,000
: $166,682,000

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Independence Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	104,434	91.17%
Below Poverty Level	10,114	8.83%

Independence Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$278	$214	$4	$583	$0	$131	$996	$404	$0	$0
1952	$419	$262	$0	$646	$0	$97	$1,162	$500	$1,475	$0
1953	$408	$326	$0	$709	$0	$63	$1,180	$575	$1,340	$0
1954	$431	$293	$48	$763	$0	$270	$1,512	$582	$1,270	$1,328
1955	$527	$300	$45	$812	$0	$44	$1,428	$678	$1,200	$463
1956	$488	$419	$10	$864	$0	$120	$1,482	$715	$2,630	$1,599
1957	$713	$477	$1	$1,228	$0	$88	$2,030	$738	$7,060	$2,817
1958	$732	$461	$10	$2,294	$0	$69	$3,105	$914	$15,355	$3,266
1959	$762	$758	$27	$2,427	$0	$175	$3,391	$1,037	$16,250	$3,032
1960	$768	$736	$30	$2,651	$0	$398	$3,847	$1,274	$16,055	$3,279
1961	$827	$937	$97	$2,966	$0	$497	$4,387	$1,895	$15,740	$4,367
1962	$1,065	$1,120	$235	$3,285	$0	$653	$5,238	$1,845	$20,350	$9,158
1963	$1,125	$794	$595	$4,275	$0	$651	$6,646	$2,085	$20,262	$8,004
1964	$1,257	$832	$401	$4,819	$0	$887	$7,364	$2,403	$20,347	$0
1965	$1,417	$907	$505	$5,149	$0	$1,204	$8,275	$2,436	$25,177	$0
1966	$1,527	$1,017	$525	$5,651	$0	$1,140	$8,843	$3,113	$25,589	$0
1967	$1,658	$1,074	$441	$6,021	$0	$1,189	$9,309	$3,235	$24,879	$8,781
1968	$1,737	$1,278	$606	$6,119	$0	$1,192	$9,654	$3,398	$23,956	$0
1969	$2,037	$1,278	$670	$7,206	$0	$1,485	$11,398	$3,386	$27,340	$0
1970	$2,598	$1,711	$635	$7,930	$0	$2,126	$13,289	$5,156	$35,477	$16,439
1971	$2,715	$2,083	$2,493	$9,049	$0	$2,124	$16,381	$5,041	$34,452	$17,161
1972	$2,836	$2,389	$2,925	$9,871	$0	$3,473	$19,105	$5,595	$37,705	$15,988
1973	$3,227	$2,562	$2,890	$10,401	$0	$4,187	$20,705	$7,770	$34,530	$15,771
1974	$3,448	$2,754	$3,125	$11,363	$0	$3,221	$21,157	$9,278	$50,386	$26,269
1975	$2,929	$6,071	$2,529	$15,366	$0	$4,165	$24,989	$11,853	$58,600	$39,326
1976	$3,024	$6,864	$4,059	$18,927	$0	$4,210	$30,220	$13,945	$57,325	$21,995
1977	$3,188	$7,651	$4,794	$20,247	$0	$12,500	$40,729	$14,354	$54,265	$24,220
1978	$3,376	$8,487	$14,427	$24,966	$0	$4,644	$47,413	$16,966	$60,945	$41,146
1979	$3,470	$9,411	$9,855	$29,504	$0	$6,701	$49,530	$18,469	$59,980	$42,010
1980	$3,891	$9,862	$7,677	$27,573	$0	$10,924	$50,065	$19,945	$67,320	$48,233
1981	$3,914	$14,005	$6,413	$32,634	$0	$10,153	$53,114	$19,049	$63,700	$44,435
1982	$3,714	$14,767	$7,419	$30,836	$0	$11,540	$53,509	$24,447	$59,240	$42,092
1983	$3,446	$16,355	$7,106	$29,767	$0	$11,302	$51,621	$26,146	$54,480	$40,553
1984	$3,467	$17,279	$6,448	$36,092	$0	$10,633	$56,640	$27,395	$49,440	$33,389
1985	$3,491	$17,546	$5,868	$37,121	$0	$11,053	$57,533	$26,658	$56,910	$49,255
1986	$4,520	$17,951	$4,329	$42,615	$0	$13,915	$65,379	$30,012	$102,450	$56,743
1987	$3,533	$19,084	$4,232	$56,880	$0	$12,241	$76,886	$34,619	$118,305	$45,161
1988	$3,984	$19,226	$4,169	$58,436	$0	$14,650	$81,239	$35,000	$112,488	$67,896
1989	$3,999	$14,555	$4,212	$61,771	$0	$17,234	$87,216	$30,169	$112,025	$80,129
1990	$3,935	$14,864	$4,719	$64,239	$0	$17,586	$90,479	$31,063	$109,578	$84,789
1991	$4,165	$15,301	$4,854	$68,087	$0	$17,511	$94,617	$34,387	$106,742	$92,819
1992	$3,749	$16,099	$6,334	$68,821	$0	$16,061	$94,965	$39,843	$103,998	$90,300
1993	$4,143	$16,408	$4,012	$66,196	$0	$15,962	$90,313	$36,812	$100,904	$110,069
1994	$4,186	$18,768	$6,228	$69,437	$0	$15,893	$95,744	$37,415	$99,616	$98,982
1995	$4,485	$18,500	$6,647	$69,661	$0	$15,736	$96,529	$38,537	$101,633	$97,700
1996	$4,485	$20,017	$7,735	$75,162	$0	$18,638	$106,020	$38,537	$99,128	$97,008
1997	$4,840	$23,310	$7,500	$73,345	$0	$21,947	$107,632	$40,078	$148,177	$156,597
1998	$4,913	$22,222	$7,999	$79,352	$0	$23,570	$115,834	$39,430	$172,337	$177,991
1999	$6,787	$27,623	$10,947	$80,727	$0	$26,660	$125,121	$45,490	$168,035	$181,213
2000	$7,196	$33,933	$17,103	$83,179	$0	$30,052	$137,530	$47,543	$178,472	$187,214
2001	$7,196	$33,933	$14,013	$94,732	$0	$30,687	$146,628	$50,309	$184,606	$185,551
2002	$7,298	$40,516	$24,019	$88,751	$0	$27,807	$147,875	$53,537	$190,667	$170,151
2003	$8,200	$43,226	$12,996	$87,847	$0	$26,506	$135,549	$54,121	$187,373	$174,065
2004	$8,877	$45,200	$10,147	$99,756	$0	$26,672	$145,452	$56,436	$208,137	$178,560
2005	$6,524	$45,506	$14,150	$100,700	$0	$24,189	$145,563	$62,079	$235,178	$179,756
2006	$10,835	$70,679	$13,436	$117,130	$0	$28,029	$169,430	$56,189	$186,024	$133,351

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$55	$23	$3	$143	$11	$1,038
1951	$245	$0	$0	$485	$0	$73	$1,038
1952	$0	$75	$17	$2	$136	$12	$1,007
1952	$237	$0	$0	$428	$0	$100	$1,007
1953	$0	$93	$24	$3	$509	$19	$2,538
1953	$501	$0	$20	$483	$0	$886	$2,538
1954	$0	$107	$10	$27	$223	$23	$1,958
1954	$357	$0	$22	$568	$0	$621	$1,958
1955	$0	$110	$11	$72	$251	$23	$2,351
1955	$371	$0	$21	$1,329	$0	$163	$2,351
1956	$0	$138	$8	$7	$208	$32	$2,194
1956	$422	$0	$20	$1,152	$0	$207	$2,194
1957	$0	$168	$6	$4	$269	$34	$5,711
1957	$479	$1	$18	$4,499	$0	$233	$5,711
1958	$0	$184	$11	$4	$303	$25	$11,657
1958	$507	$1	$17	$10,220	$0	$385	$11,657
1959	$0	$250	$0	$4	$335	$28	$5,123
1959	$527	$1	$15	$3,573	$0	$390	$5,123
1960	$0	$252	$0	$3	$489	$32	$4,307
1960	$577	$1	$14	$2,475	$0	$464	$4,307
1961	$0	$166	$0	$4	$515	$34	$4,766
1961	$791	$0	$76	$2,477	$0	$703	$4,766
1962	$0	$170	$28	$3	$531	$57	$5,793
1962	$963	$0	$73	$2,722	$0	$1,246	$5,793
1963	$0	$294	$0	$7	$470	$156	$8,026
1963	$1,129	$0	$60	$4,252	$0	$1,658	$8,026
1964	$0	$349	$74	$17	$515	$328	$7,220
1964	$1,292	$0	$67	$3,433	$0	$1,145	$7,220
1965	$0	$365	$57	$40	$641	$250	$12,623
1965	$1,275	$0	$83	$8,235	$0	$1,677	$12,623
1966	$0	$466	$90	$90	$1,005	$325	$11,847
1966	$1,410	$0	$92	$6,126	$0	$2,243	$11,847
1967	$0	$422	$59	$90	$1,428	$139	$10,526
1967	$1,549	$0	$92	$4,575	$0	$2,172	$10,526
1968	$0	$516	$70	$175	$505	$160	$9,535
1968	$1,783	$0	$103	$4,624	$0	$1,599	$9,535
1969	$0	$501	$201	$204	$554	$467	$13,230
1969	$2,034	$0	$158	$7,520	$0	$1,591	$13,230
1970	$0	$913	$188	$388	$2,162	$592	$17,332
1970	$2,729	$0	$242	$5,551	$0	$4,567	$17,332
1971	$0	$979	$241	$283	$1,530	$646	$17,917
1971	$3,551	$0	$763	$5,488	$0	$4,436	$17,917
1972	$48	$1,356	$0	$317	$1,270	$767	$25,710
1972	$4,168	$0	$649	$12,261	$0	$4,874	$25,710
1973	$71	$1,520	$55	$326	$1,736	$942	$23,891
1973	$5,602	$64	$703	$8,459	$0	$4,413	$23,891
1974	$80	$1,739	$60	$411	$2,365	$687	$24,931
1974	$4,464	$70	$713	$11,780	$0	$2,562	$24,931
1975	$0	$1,867	$18	$506	$2,938	$828	$39,435
1975	$5,139	$108	$1,263	$19,708	$0	$7,060	$39,435
1976	$0	$1,831	$409	$421	$2,958	$1,270	$33,151
1976	$5,277	$206	$1,223	$13,360	$0	$6,196	$33,151
1977	$0	$2,056	$367	$581	$2,115	$1,142	$44,696
1977	$5,598	$0	$1,180	$16,489	$0	$15,168	$44,696
1978	$0	$2,385	$30	$784	$1,726	$1,023	$39,778
1978	$6,314	$0	$1,131	$20,221	$0	$6,164	$39,778
1979	$0	$2,698	$1,619	$997	$6,025	$1,356	$59,660
1979	$7,815	$0	$1,086	$25,951	$0	$12,113	$59,660
1980	$0	$3,010	$146	$934	$5,086	$1,913	$57,431
1980	$7,956	$0	$1,033	$30,152	$0	$7,201	$57,431
1981	$0	$2,332	$360	$1,114	$6,185	$1,879	$64,606
1981	$9,550	$0	$982	$30,942	$0	$11,262	$64,606
1982	$0	$2,837	$1,311	$1,172	$6,457	$1,221	$64,826
1982	$9,728	$0	$923	$30,554	$0	$10,623	$64,826
1983	$0	$3,091	$1,178	$1,320	$7,236	$1,322	$68,478
1983	$10,411	$0	$861	$30,735	$0	$12,324	$68,478
1984	$0	$3,517	$875	$1,377	$5,490	$1,229	$73,707
1984	$11,346	$0	$811	$35,965	$0	$13,097	$73,707
1985	$0	$3,553	$937	$1,120	$7,182	$1,349	$68,927
1985	$11,327	$0	$801	$31,263	$0	$11,395	$68,927
1986	$0	$3,719	$818	$1,196	$6,971	$1,075	$124,814
1986	$12,864	$0	$811	$85,861	$0	$11,499	$124,814
1987	$0	$5,737	$1,244	$1,127	$7,269	$1,004	$100,881
1987	$14,487	$0	$763	$58,283	$0	$10,967	$100,881
1988	$0	$3,578	$903	$1,244	$4,767	$2,855	$96,427
1988	$15,612	$0	$2,410	$56,406	$0	$8,652	$96,427
1989	$0	$5,331	$849	$1,061	$6,115	$1,197	$88,829
1989	$16,325	$0	$1,792	$45,694	$0	$10,465	$88,829
1990	$0	$5,568	$660	$1,196	$5,005	$1,335	$91,446
1990	$18,163	$0	$1,651	$45,541	$0	$12,327	$91,446
1991	$0	$7,138	$607	$1,157	$7,860	$1,431	$100,701
1991	$19,343	$0	$1,684	$49,193	$0	$12,288	$100,701
1992	$0	$5,366	$615	$1,166	$7,207	$2,107	$100,937
1992	$20,965	$0	$1,525	$50,554	$0	$11,432	$100,937
1993	$0	$5,485	$0	$1,074	$3,776	$1,518	$96,927
1993	$21,115	$0	$1,714	$50,053	$0	$12,192	$96,927
1994	$0	$4,718	$70	$1,077	$5,424	$1,577	$114,471
1994	$21,609	$0	$1,619	$63,256	$0	$15,121	$114,471
1995	$0	$6,540	$497	$1,100	$9,515	$1,562	$114,991
1995	$22,790	$0	$1,585	$52,673	$0	$18,729	$114,991
1996	$0	$5,882	$0	$1,045	$8,918	$2,160	$128,368
1996	$22,438	$0	$1,379	$67,907	$0	$18,639	$128,368
1997	$0	$7,096	$0	$950	$4,512	$1,697	$139,225
1997	$27,055	$0	$4,400	$76,582	$0	$16,933	$139,225
1998	$0	$6,294	$488	$1,097	$7,595	$2,544	$124,082
1998	$24,658	$0	$4,250	$56,035	$0	$21,121	$124,082
1999	$0	$7,004	$2,495	$1,248	$10,391	$2,799	$144,939
1999	$26,415	$0	$6,519	$65,822	$0	$22,246	$144,939
2000	$0	$7,385	$3,360	$1,193	$12,731	$4,131	$160,836
2000	$28,309	$0	$7,135	$70,398	$0	$26,194	$160,836
2001	$0	$7,619	$4,650	$1,293	$8,284	$4,243	$198,804
2001	$29,804	$0	$7,192	$93,102	$0	$42,617	$198,804
2002	$0	$6,360	$4,187	$2,199	$11,194	$8,872	$218,304
2002	$31,959	$0	$8,368	$98,004	$0	$47,161	$218,304
2003	$0	$6,466	$3,791	$2,286	$10,256	$5,840	$207,187
2003	$31,733	$0	$8,864	$102,285	$0	$35,666	$207,187
2004	$0	$5,469	$3,266	$2,411	$12,117	$7,361	$212,193
2004	$30,948	$0	$9,045	$106,050	$0	$35,526	$212,193
2005	$0	$4,683	$3,033	$2,503	$15,364	$11,426	$207,280
2005	$34,989	$0	$3,318	$105,847	$0	$26,117	$207,280
2006	$0	$8,128	$2,691	$1,960	$2,417	$14,526	$239,878
2006	$40,344	$0	$4,794	$133,853	$0	$31,165	$239,878

Independence Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Independence Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.890	0.306	0.051	1.132	5.380	0.349	8.887	49.603	6.316	65.156
2000	3.766	0.283	0.017	1.073	5.138	0.499	8.655	47.002	5.579	61.735
2001	4.308	0.237	0.053	1.263	5.860	0.465	10.150	54.568	7.404	72.588
2002	4.258	0.287	0.052	1.080	5.677	0.418	10.535	50.786	6.861	68.600
2003	5.323	0.378	0.018	0.941	6.660	0.414	11.684	53.491	8.411	73.586
2004	5.634	0.442	0.009	0.982	7.067	0.274	12.205	54.810	8.181	75.196
2005	5.558	0.402	0.054	1.099	7.113	0.304	11.653	53.224	8.311	73.187
2006	5.513	0.549	0.018	1.243	7.323	0.360	11.134	49.886	7.513	68.532
2007	5.795	0.413	0.064	1.414	7.687	0.321	11.977	50.946	9.938	72.861
2008	2.406	0.358	0.028	0.597	3.389	0.138	5.814	26.084	3.297	35.195

Independence Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	79	194
2005	82	197
2006	90	194
2007	90	204

Independence Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	8,286
2000	8,043
2001	8,942
2002	8,531

Independence Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Independence Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	15,275	13.19%
10-19 Years	15,358	13.26%
20-29 Years	14,903	12.87%
30-39 Years	16,488	14.23%
40-49 Years	17,347	14.98%
50-59 Years	13,378	11.55%
60-69 Years	9,922	8.57%
70-79 Years	8,567	7.40%
80-89 Years	3,901	3.37%
90+ Years	693	0.60%

Independence Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	55,486	47.90%
Female	60,346	52.10%

Independence Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	104,447	90.17%
Hispanic/Latino	4,242	3.66%
African-American	2,894	2.50%
Multiracial	2,178	1.88%
Asian	791	0.68%
Amerindian	653	0.56%
Pacific Islander	508	0.44%
Other Race	119	0.10%

Independence Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	23,869	25.59%
2.	Irish	15,720	16.85%
3.	English	15,027	16.11%
4.	United States Or American	12,088	12.96%
5.	Italian	3,774	4.05%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,443	3.69%
7.	Scotch Irish	2,755	2.95%
8.	Dutch	2,685	2.88%
9.	Scottish	2,007	2.15%
10.	Swedish	1,759	1.89%

Independence Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	102,728	95.11%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,748	2.54%
3.	German	492	0.46%
4.	French	378	0.35%
5.	Other Pacific Island	271	0.25%
6.	Vietnamese	187	0.17%
7.	Arabic	153	0.14%
8.	Tagalog	143	0.13%
9.	Greek	111	0.10%
10.	Italian	109	0.10%

Independence Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	112,660	97.44%
Naturalized immigrant	1,520	1.31%
Not a citizen	1,444	1.25%

Independence Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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.

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64050	64053	64056
64051	64054	64057
64052	64055	64058

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