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People QuickFacts | Independence | Iowa
Population, 2013 estimate | 5,968 | 3,090,416
Population, 2012 estimate | 5,968 | 3,075,039
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,966 | 3,046,857
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 0.0% | 1.4%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | Z | 0.9%
Population, 2010 | 5,966 | 3,046,355
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.9% | 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 19.7% | 14.9%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.2% | 50.5%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.6% | 91.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 2.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.1% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.2% | 5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 96.9% | 88.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 89.0% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 0.4% | 4.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.2% | 7.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 92.3% | 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 26.6% | 25.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 448 | 233,698
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.7 | 18.7
Housing units, 2010 | 2,745 | 1,336,417
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 72.1% | 72.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.7% | 18.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $115,200 | $123,000
Households, 2008-2012 | 2,457 | 1,223,509
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.36 | 2.41
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $27,715 | $26,545
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $51,266 | $51,129
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 16.1% | 12.2%
Business QuickFacts | Independence | Iowa
Total number of firms, 2007 | 536 | 259,931
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 97,592,051
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 30,759 | 41,068,338
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 122,533 | 39,234,649
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,097 | $13,172
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,262 | 4,737,719
Geography QuickFacts | Independence | Iowa
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 6.08 | 55,857.13
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 982.1 | 54.5
FIPS Code | 38100 | 19
Counties | Buchanan County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts