Independence, OR Housing Market & City Data

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10,272
Population Estimate
$198,785
Median Home Value
94.7%
Employment Rate
19.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$278
Median Listing Price$407,250
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings25
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)32
Avg Listing Price$568,979
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-10%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-24%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.63
Family Dual Income54.4
Median Household Income$53,599
Median Individual Income$27,628
Home Ownership54.5%
Home Value$198,785
Median Rent$1,048
Rent Burden37.1%
Poverty8.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.6%
  • Highschool Education24.2%
  • Some College39.4%
  • Bachelors Degree14.6%
  • Graduate Degree5.3%
  • Total College or Above19.9%
  • Stem Degree42.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.9%
  • Female51.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.7%
  • Divorced13.6%
  • Never Married35.3%
  • Widowed3.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityIndependence
State IDOR
Population10,272

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1833.8%
19–2920.3%
30–3914.2%
40–499.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–696.4%
70–793.2%
80+2.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation67.5%
Unemployment Rate5.3%
Disabled13.8%

ETHNICITY

White88.3%
Black0.0%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other8.4%
Multiple2.6%

OTHER

Hispanic39.6%
Limited English5.1%
Health Uninsured7.8%
Veteran8.2%

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Independence, OR housing market?

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