City of Independence
Recent News About City of Independence
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Analysis: How many residents in Montgomery County public housing in 2021 identify as a minority?
In Montgomery County public housing in 2021, no residents identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.
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Analysis: How many Montgomery County residents live in public housing in 2021?
There were 26 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Montgomery County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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Housing-choice vouchers offered in Montgomery County in 2021
There were 252 people who used housing choice vouchers in Montgomery County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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Did the population of Montgomery County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?
Montgomery County had the 19th largest population in Kansas in 2021.
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2020: Montgomery County residents have median age of 40
Montgomery County residents have a median age of 40-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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9.7% of households in Independence received food stamps in 2020
Independence ranked 228th in Kansas for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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36.4 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Independence
36.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Independence in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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PPP loans: 194 loans in 2020 in ZIP Code 67301
194 PPP loans provided to small businesses in 2020 in ZIP Code 67301, according to the US Small Business Administration.
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How did Kale Groff from Independence play in Boys’ 18 bracket in November?
Independence tennis player Kale Groff finished 9,866th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
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Kale Groff junior tennis player earns 68 points in Boys’ 16 bracket by end of November
Independence tennis player Kale Groff finished 6,175th in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Independence in 2020
Of the 8,595 people living in Independence in 2020, 48.3 percent (4,153) were women and 51.7 percent (4,442) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau: 4.6% of people in Montgomery County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 32,521 citizens living in Montgomery County in 2019, 95.4 percent said they were only one race, while 4.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76.3 percent of people in Montgomery County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 32,521 citizens living in Montgomery County in 2019, 24,801 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 4.4% of people in Independence identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 8,698 citizens living in Independence in 2019, 95.6 percent said they were only one race, while 4.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 77.7 percent of people in Independence were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 8,698 citizens living in Independence in 2019, 6,757 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $719,706 to businesses in Independence under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Independence received $719,706 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Independence population was 8,698 in 2019
Independence had a population of 8,698 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Independence in 2019
Of the 8,698 people living in Independence in 2019, 49.6 percent (4,310) were women and 50.4 percent (4,388) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Independence ranks ninth in total OASDI beneficiaries in Kansas in 2019
There were 26,850 OASDI beneficiaries in Independence in 2019, ranking it ninth in Kansas, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Census Bureau: 76.4 percent of people in Montgomery County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 32,114 citizens living in Montgomery County in 2020, 24,521 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.