Independence city, OR

Polk County, OR

2022 population: 9,981 ( 1,391 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population density: 3346.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,555	55.66%	8.8%
Black:	62	0.62%	121.4%
Indian:	4	0.04%	95.8%
Asian:	62	0.62%	41.0%
2+ races:	463	4.64%	113.4%
Hispanic:	3,809	38.16%	25.7%

Total non-White:	4,426	44.34%	27.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	451	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	940	13.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,590
5,104	59.42%
28	0.33%
95	1.11%
105	1.22%
217	2.53%
3,031	35.29%
3,486	40.58%

2000
5,972
3,805	63.71%
16	0.27%
68	1.14%
42	0.70%
95	1.59%
1,946	32.59%
2,167	36.29%

1990
4,425
3,166	71.55%
33	0.75%
87	1.97%
93	2.10%
n/a
1,046	23.64%
1,259	28.45%

1980
4,024
3,102	77.09%
41	1.02%
82	2.04%
111	2.76%
n/a
688	17.10%
922	22.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,299	21.8
1,319	22.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

639	14.4
908	20.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

64	1.6
337	8.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Independence city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
29.7
2,555	25.6%
7,426	74.4%
956	9.6%

3,008
3.29

2,099	69.8%
1,482	70.6%
326	15.5%
909	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
28.3
2,623	30.5%
5,967	69.5%
750	8.7%

2,857
2.99

2,021	70.7%
1,473	72.9%
241	11.9%
836	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
29.5
1,807	30.3%
4,165	69.7%
520	8.7%

1,964
2.99

1,462	74.4%
1,123	76.8%
179	12.2%
502	25.6%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
1,540	34.8%
2,885	65.2%
479	10.8%

1,454
3.01

1,088	74.8%
756	69.5%
155	14.2%
366	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
1,387	34.5%
2,637	65.5%
457	11.4%

1,448
2.72

1,066	73.6%
869	81.5%
130	12.2%
382	26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Independence city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	139	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	90	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	153	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	135	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	96	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	95	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	155	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	215	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	300	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	584	19.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	336	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	147	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	264	8.8%
$200,000 or more	133	4.4%

Median Household Income	73,361
Per Capita Income	27,180

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	90	3.0%
Public Assistance	89	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	744	24.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,342	79.7%
Unemployed	84	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,426	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	769	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,872	1,422	56.8%
Non-Profit	141	189	42.7%
Self-Employed	220	132	62.5%

Local Government	226	173	56.6%
State Government	647	226	74.1%
Federal Government	60	6	90.9%

Total Private + Self	2,092	1,554	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,074	594	64.4%
Total	3,166	2,148	59.6%

Pct. Govt.	25.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	592	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,234	23.2%
Professional, Technical	725	13.6%
Service Occupations	1,355	25.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	368	6.9%
All others	1,423	26.7%

White Collar		47.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	852	16.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	527	9.9%
Manufacturing	523	9.8%
Public administration	488	9.2%
Retail trade	422	7.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	397	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	375	7.0%
Construction	358	6.7%
Educational services	351	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	243	4.6%
Finance and insurance	228	4.3%
Other services	169	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	95	1.8%
Information	93	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	85	1.6%
Wholesale trade	77	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,536	35.43%
Puerto Rican	106	1.06%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	52	0.52%
Costa Rican	52	0.52%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	60	0.60%
Argentinean	32	0.32%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	28	0.28%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	55	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	24	0.24%
Filipino	19	0.19%
Chinese	16	0.16%
Indian	3	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,169	76.2%
Spanish	2,162	23.0%
Arabic	32	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,384	13.9%
Irish	999	10.0%
English	801	8.0%
American	504	5.0%
Scottish	191	1.9%
European	187	1.9%
Norwegian	179	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	178	1.8%
Italian	161	1.6%
Polish	126	1.3%
Slovak	106	1.1%
Swedish	89	0.9%
French	86	0.9%
Russian	63	0.6%
Dutch	60	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,230	92.5%
Not a citizen	751	7.5%

Native	8,985	90.0%
Foreign-born	996	10.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
324	5.9%	330	6.0%	1,450	26.3%	2,259	41.0%	837	15.2%	308	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	324	5.9%
9-12 Years	330	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,450	26.3%
Some College	2,259	41.0%
Bach. Degree	837	15.2%
Grad Degree	308	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +396	D +426	D + 7.2%
D +822
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Joe Biden (D)	2,476	56.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,753	39.9%	168	3.8%	4,397	0	-7	0.19%
2016	49%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,654	47.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,357	39.0%	471	13.5%	3,482	0	-7	0.17%

2020 President, Independence city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,476

56.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,753

39.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

104

2.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,397

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Independence city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,654

47.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,357

39.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

210

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

112

3.2%

Other

149

4.3%

TOTAL

3,482

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Independence city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	56%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	2,436	56.5%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	1,683	39.0%	196 [+]	4.5%	4,315	0	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Ibrahim Taher (Green) 116 (2.7%); Gary Dye (Libertarian) 73 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2018	G	43%	Kate Brown* (D)	1,667	52.0%	Knute Buehler (R)	1,291	40.3%	249 [+]	7.8%	3,207	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 106 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 82 (2.6%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 61 (1.9%);
2016	S3	48%	Ron Wyden* (D)	1,843	54.4%	Mark Callahan (R)	1,085	32.0%	460 [+]	13.6%	3,388	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 177 (5.2%); Steven Reynolds (I) 152 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 131 (3.9%);
2016	G	45%	Kate Brown* (D)	1,843	58.0%	Bud Pierce (R)	1,085	34.2%	247 [+]	7.8%	3,175	-9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cliff Thomason (I) 136 (4.3%); James Foster (Libertarian) 77 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 34 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,052
Median Value	$302,300

Occupied	3,008	98.6%
Vacant	44	1.4%

Owned	1,784	59.3%
Rented	1,224	40.7%
Median Rent	$1,410

Single-Family Units	1,855	60.8%
Detached	1,734	56.8%
Attached	121	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	550	18.0%
Mobile Homes	119	3.9%

Independence city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Independence city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Independence city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Independence city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Independence city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Independence city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Independence city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Independence city, OR