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64050

Independence, MO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
21,079
Median household income
$48,834
People below poverty
18.5%
Median home value
$145,300

Income

The median income of households in 64050 was $48,834. An estimated 8.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.6
$10,000 to $14,999 4
$15,000 to $24,999 12.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 16.1
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 10.5
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 or more 4.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51012
Female 47647

An estimated 69.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 37% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,828. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.1
Social Security 37
Retirement income 21.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18

In 2020-2024, 13.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 64050 in 2020-2024, 87% had health insurance coverage and 13% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.9% and public coverage was 39.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.6%.


In 2020-2024, 64050 had a total population of 21,079 - 10,597 (50.3%) females and 10,482 (49.7%) males. The median age was 42.6 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 31.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 64050 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 616 422
5 to 9 551 855
10 to 14 590 379
15 to 19 682 473
20 to 24 855 527
25 to 29 660 586
30 to 34 767 715
35 to 39 665 555
40 to 44 697 577
45 to 49 657 705
50 to 54 641 572
55 to 59 496 784
60 to 64 964 789
65 to 69 555 621
70 to 74 444 864
75 to 79 328 367
80 to 84 143 226
85 and over 171 580

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.7% were White; 7.2% were Black or African American; 9.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.8% of the people in 64050 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.4% of the people in 64050 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,439 households in 64050. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 31.2% of the households in 64050 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.3% of all households, while 24.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.5% of all households.

In 64050, 21.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 31.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37% of males and 37.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.3 30
Now married, except separated 37 37.6
Separated 2 1.7
Widowed 3.6 13.8
Divorced 18.1 16.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 64050, 464 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 61.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.2% of the people living in 64050 were U.S. natives. 64.1% of the 64050 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.8% of 64050 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 64050 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 64050.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 72.9
Asia 12.7
Europe 1.9
Africa 0
Northern America 2.7
Oceania 9.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 64050 in 2020-2024, 9.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.2% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 64050 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.9
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 64050 was 3,655 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 162 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,824. College or graduate school enrollment was 669.

Educational Attainment of People in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.1
High school diploma or equivalency 38.7
Some college, no degree 25.1
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 10.1
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 64050, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.9% of people under 18 years old, to 19.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 64050, 55.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,018 83.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,175 12.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 404 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 64050 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 8.5
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 14.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.5
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 6.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 64050 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,813 29.3
Service occupations 1,593 16.6
Sales and office occupations 2,012 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 989 10.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,190 22.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.2% of 64050 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.4
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 64050 had a total of 10,359 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 28.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 28.3
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 24.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 64050 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 46.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 64050 had 9,439 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 920 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.3% while renters occupied 52.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.29 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

5.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.1% and another 19.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 64050:

House Heating Fuel Used in 64050 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75.6
Electricity 22
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 1.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 64050 was $145,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.3 % had a mortgage. 44.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,247 and for owners without a mortgage it was $568.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 64050 was $948. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.