Independence, CA Housing Market & City Data

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603
Population Estimate
$170,272
Median Home Value
98.0%
Employment Rate
20.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$342
Median Listing Price$379,450
Median Days on Market58
Active Listings2
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)3
Avg Listing Price$379,300
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-34%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.64
Family Dual Income36.6
Median Household Income$43,365
Median Individual Income$29,773
Home Ownership62.6%
Home Value$170,272
Median Rent$890
Rent Burden26.6%
Poverty17.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED2.6%
  • Highschool Education40.4%
  • Some College36.3%
  • Bachelors Degree16.5%
  • Graduate Degree4.2%
  • Total College or Above20.7%
  • Stem Degree54.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.9%
  • Female47.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married38.5%
  • Divorced18.0%
  • Never Married33.6%
  • Widowed9.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityIndependence
State IDCA
Population603

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1815.9%
19–2917.6%
30–399.6%
40–4911.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.1%
60–6915.9%
70–798.4%
80+9.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation47.4%
Unemployment Rate2.0%
Disabled16.1%

ETHNICITY

White74.1%
Black0.8%
Asian0.5%
Native American18.6%
Pacific Islander0.5%
Other0.5%
Multiple5.0%

OTHER

Hispanic10.6%
Limited English1.0%
Health Uninsured3.4%
Veteran13.7%

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