Independence, LA Demographic Data
Independence, LA Summary
Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 2,000
- Area: 2.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 878.34 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 82.02 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Independence, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
888
52%
50.8
Male
816
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,704
323,128,000
Independence, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
147
8.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
193
11.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
84
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
141
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
92
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
225
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
213
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
166
9.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
86
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
80
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
176
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
68
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
33
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,209
71.0%
77.2
Female
703
58.1%
51.3
Male
506
41.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,113
65.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
318
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
277
16.3%
15.2
Female
162
58.5%
55.8
Male
115
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Independence, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,635
96.0%
96.8
White
943
55.3%
72.6
Black or African American
692
40.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
69
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
171
10.0%
17.8
Mexican
142
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,533
90.0%
82.2
Independence, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
60
5.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
249
23.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
412
39.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
175
16.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
22
2.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
87
8.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
42
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
309
29.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
738
70.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
129
12.3%
31.2
Independence, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
478
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
474
37.0%
47.5
Divorced
238
18.6%
11.0%
Separated
30
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
60
4.7
5.8%
Independence, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,462
93.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
95
6.1%
21.6%
Spanish
95
6.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Independence, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
74
11.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
39
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
117
18.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
104
16.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
90
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
92
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
43
6.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
37
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
32,380
57,617
Per capita income
18,082
31,128
Independence, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
3.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
49
8.8%
9.8
Construction
73
13.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
150
27.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
45
8.1%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
9
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
49
8.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
36
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
19
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
71
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
35
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
76
13.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
89
16.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
83
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
114
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
194
34.9%
18.1%
Independence, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
553
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
435
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
15.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
10
1.8%
2.7
Other means
23
4.2%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.3
26.6
Independence, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
73
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
244
38.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
241
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
71
11.3%
21.0
Independence, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
629
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
389
61.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
240
38.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
106
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Independence, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
735
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
67
9.1%
9.1
4 rooms
95
12.9%
16.5
5 rooms
267
36.3%
19.8
6 rooms
139
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
70
9.5%
12.0
8 rooms
73
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
24
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Independence, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
735
1-unit, detached
585
79.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
0.8%
5.9
2-units
56
7.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
69
9.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Independence, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
60
8.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
32
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
103
14.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
116
15.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
157
21.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
119
16.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
66
9.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
82
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Independence, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
279
44.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
347
55.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Independence, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
201
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
2.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
5.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
79
39.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
107
53.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
92
45.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
7.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
19.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
44
21.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Independence, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
210
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
2.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
8.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
72
34.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
116
55.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
30
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
625
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
29
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
4.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
3.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
7.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
49
23.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
100
47.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
30
0.0%
0.0%
Independence, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
389
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
11.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
163
41.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
39
10.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
75
19.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
49
12.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,800
205,000
