Editing Independence, Missouri (section)

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-12-17 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 123,011 people, 48,836 households, and 28,955 families in Independence. The population density was {{convert|1,577.7|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 54,120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|694.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 72.61% (89,323) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 8.68% (10,678) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black or African-American]], 0.76% (936) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.19% (1,468) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.67% (826) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.52% (6,795) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.56% (12,985) from two or more races.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 12.2% (15,042) of the population.<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

Of the 48,836 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 33.0% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 33.5% consisted of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4, and the average family size was 3.1.

21.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 89.4 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-12-17|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $50,797 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,935) and the median family income was $64,271 (+/- $2,089). Males had a median income of $40,007 (+/- $1,690) versus $26,762 (+/- $1,098) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $32,462 (+/- $1,353). Approximately, 11.2% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those ages 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Independence, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Independence city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2935000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Independence city, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2935000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Independence city, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2935000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|102,040
|96,086
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85,754
|90.07%
|82.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.71%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,874
|6,265
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,345
|2.54%
|5.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|647
|601
|style='background: #ffffe6; |609
|0.57%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|783
|1,114
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,444
|0.69%
|0.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.17%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|508
|771
|style='background: #ffffe6; |796
|0.45%
|0.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.65%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|119
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |507
|0.11%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,142
|2,907
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,514
|1.89%
|2.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,175
|8,999
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,042
|3.69%
|7.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.23%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''113,288'''
|'''116,830'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''123,011'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}