Independence, MO Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy
Population (total): Population in 2017: 117,306 (99% urban, 1% rural). >Population change since 2000: +3.5%
Population (male): 56,584
Population (female): 60,722
Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 15.0%
Poverty (breakdown): (9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.0% for Black residents, 30.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.5% for American Indian residents, 2.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 35.5% for other race residents, 29.7% for two or more races residents)
Sex Offenders: According to our research of Missouri and other state lists, there were 388 registered sex offenders living in Independence, Missouri as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Independence is 306 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city i
Ancestries: Ancestries: American (16.2%), German (13.1%), English (6.9%), Irish (5.3%), Italian (2.5%), European (2.2%).
Land Area: 78.3 square miles.
Population Density:
Zip Codes: 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64058, 64120, 64133, 64136
Median Incomes:
Estimated median household income in 2017: $49,855 (it was $38,012 in 2000)
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $25,668 (it was $19,384 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $112,700 (it was $76,000 in 2000) Independence:$112,700MO:$156,700
Races:
White alone - 85,176 - 72.6%
Hispanic - 17,108 - 14.6%
Black alone - 6,530 - 5.6%
Two or more races - 2,861 - 2.4%
Other race alone - 2,147 - 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 1,527 - 1.3%
Asian alone - 1,267 - 1.1%
American Indian alone - 692 - 0.6%
Named after the Declaration of Independence, Independence was founded on March 29, 1827, and quickly became an important frontier town. Independence was the farthest point westward on the Missouri River where the steamboats or other cargo vessels could travel, due to the convergence of the Kansas River with the Missouri River approximately six miles west of town, near the current Kansas-Missouri border. Independence immediately became a jumping-off point for the emerging fur trade, accommodating merchants and adventurers beginning the long trek westward on the Santa Fe Trail.

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Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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215 S LYNN ST 0.0 miles
215 S LYNN ST
INDEPENDENCE,
MO
64050
Categories: INDEPENDENCE MO
13008 E US HIGHWAY 40 3.4 miles
13008 E US HIGHWAY 40
INDEPENDENCE,
MO
64055
Categories: INDEPENDENCE MO
19550 E 39th Suite 330, Center Point Medical Building 4.6 miles
19550 E 39th Suite 330, Center Point Medical Building
Independence,
MO
64057
Categories: Independence MO
19550 E 39TH ST S Ste 230 4.7 miles
19550 E 39TH ST S Ste 230
INDEPENDENCE,
MO
64057
Categories: INDEPENDENCE MO
4731 South Cochise Drive, Suite 110 5.0 miles
4731 South Cochise Drive, Suite 110
Independence,
MO
64055
Categories: Independence MO
4820 S ARROWHEAD DR 5.1 miles
4820 S ARROWHEAD DR
INDEPENDENCE,
MO
64055
Categories: INDEPENDENCE MO
19000 E EASTLAND CENTER CT STE 200 5.2 miles
19000 E EASTLAND CENTER CT STE 200
INDEPENDENCE,
MO
64055
Categories: INDEPENDENCE MO
5811 E Truman Rd 5.2 miles
5811 E Truman Rd
Kansas City,
MO
64126
Categories: Kansas City MO
6501 E COMMERCE AVE STE 110 5.6 miles
6501 E COMMERCE AVE STE 110
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64120
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
6401 E FRONT ST 5.6 miles
6401 E FRONT ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64120
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
9490 E STATE ROUTE 350 5.8 miles
9490 E STATE ROUTE 350
RAYTOWN,
MO
64133
Categories: RAYTOWN MO
5008 NE 45TH TER 8.2 miles
5008 NE 45TH TER
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64117
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2800 CLAY EDWARDS DR 8.3 miles
2800 CLAY EDWARDS DR
NORTH KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: NORTH KANSAS CITY MO
3601 NE RALPH POWELL RD 8.3 miles
3601 NE RALPH POWELL RD
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64064
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
2700 CLAY EDWARDS DR STE 120 8.4 miles
2700 CLAY EDWARDS DR STE 120
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2700 Clay Edwards Drive Suite, 8.4 miles
2700 Clay Edwards Drive Suite,
North Kansas City,
MO
64116
Categories: North Kansas City MO
720 OAK ST 8.8 miles
720 OAK ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64106
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
804 N 7 HWY, STE B 8.9 miles
804 N 7 HWY, STE B
BLUE SPRINGS,
MO
64014
Categories: BLUE SPRINGS MO
2741 NE MCBAIN DR STE A 8.9 miles
2741 NE MCBAIN DR STE A
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64064
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
1127 W MAIN ST 8.9 miles
1127 W MAIN ST
BLUE SPRINGS,
MO
64015
Categories: BLUE SPRINGS MO
1045 SWIFT AVE 9.0 miles
1045 SWIFT AVE
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
920 MAIN ST STE 300 9.0 miles
920 MAIN ST STE 300
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64105
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
4321 NE VIVION RD STE 100 9.0 miles
4321 NE VIVION RD STE 100
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64119
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
200 SOUTHWEST BLVD 9.1 miles
200 SOUTHWEST BLVD
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64108
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
599 ARMOUR RD 9.2 miles
599 ARMOUR RD
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2741 NE McBaine Drive 9.3 miles
2741 NE McBaine Drive
Lees Summit,
MO
64064
Categories: Lees Summit MO
315 E 18TH AVE 9.3 miles
315 E 18TH AVE
NORTH KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: NORTH KANSAS CITY MO
1650 BROADWAY ST 9.3 miles
1650 BROADWAY ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64108
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2025 SWIFT AVE 9.4 miles
2025 SWIFT AVE
NORTH KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: NORTH KANSAS CITY MO
2550 Lusk Dr 9.4 miles
2550 Lusk Dr
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64116
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
3101 BROADWAY ST 9.5 miles
3101 BROADWAY ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64111
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
3917 BROADWAY BLVD STE A 9.7 miles
3917 BROADWAY BLVD STE A
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64111
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
8511 HILLCREST RD STE 100 9.9 miles
8511 HILLCREST RD STE 100
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64138
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
1215 NE CORONADO DR 10.0 miles
1215 NE CORONADO DR
BLUE SPRINGS,
MO
64014
Categories: BLUE SPRINGS MO
6724 Troost Avenue, Suite 100 10.4 miles
6724 Troost Avenue, Suite 100
Kansas City,
MO
64131
Categories: Kansas City MO
9151 NE 81ST TER STE 200 10.5 miles
9151 NE 81ST TER STE 200
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64158
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
6675 HOLMES, STE 460 10.5 miles
6675 HOLMES, STE 460
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64131
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
9151 NE 81st Ter Ste 120, 10.5 miles
9151 NE 81st Ter Ste 120,
Kansas City,
MO
64158
Categories: Kansas City MO
4214 KANSAS AVE 10.6 miles
4214 KANSAS AVE
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66106
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
8880 NE 82ND TER 10.9 miles
8880 NE 82ND TER
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64158
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
3901 RAINBOW BLVD RM G110 DELP 11.0 miles
3901 RAINBOW BLVD RM G110 DELP
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66160
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
32 NE SYCAMORE ST 11.0 miles
32 NE SYCAMORE ST
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64086
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
5330 N OAK TRFY STE 104 11.1 miles
5330 N OAK TRFY STE 104
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64118
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
1860 N Church Rd 11.1 miles
1860 N Church Rd
Liberty,
MO
64068
Categories: Liberty MO
5400 North Oak, Suite 105 11.1 miles
5400 North Oak, Suite 105
Kansas City,
MO
64118
Categories: Kansas City MO
805 NE RICE RD 11.7 miles
805 NE RICE RD
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64086
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
228 NW OLDHAM PKWY 12.0 miles
228 NW OLDHAM PKWY
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64081
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
8701 TROOST AVE 12.1 miles
8701 TROOST AVE
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64131
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2521 GLENN HENDREN DR STE 202 12.7 miles
2521 GLENN HENDREN DR STE 202
LIBERTY,
MO
64068
Categories: LIBERTY MO
1643 NE DOUGLAS ST 13.2 miles
1643 NE DOUGLAS ST
LEES SUMMIT,
MO
64063
Categories: LEES SUMMIT MO
9201 WARD PKWY STE 200 13.4 miles
9201 WARD PKWY STE 200
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64114
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2507 S 42ND ST 14.2 miles
2507 S 42ND ST
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66106
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
12220 BLUE RIDGE EXT STE A 14.4 miles
12220 BLUE RIDGE EXT STE A
GRANDVIEW,
MO
64030
Categories: GRANDVIEW MO
3500 W 95TH ST 14.6 miles
3500 W 95TH ST
LEAWOOD,
KS
66206
Categories: LEAWOOD KS
10630B METCALF AVE 14.6 miles
10630B METCALF AVE
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66212
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
6344 N CHATHAM AVE 14.7 miles
6344 N CHATHAM AVE
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64151
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
6301 N LUCERNE AVE 14.7 miles
6301 N LUCERNE AVE
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64151
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
9411 N OAK TRAFFICWAY, STE 210 14.8 miles
9411 N OAK TRAFFICWAY, STE 210
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64155
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
1010 Carondelet Dr, Suite 325 14.8 miles
1010 Carondelet Dr, Suite 325
Kansas City,
MO
64114
Categories: Kansas City MO
1000 CARONDELET DR 14.8 miles
1000 CARONDELET DR
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64114
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
4810 STATE AVE 14.9 miles
4810 STATE AVE
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66102
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
5841 NW 72ND ST 15.5 miles
5841 NW 72ND ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64151
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
13830 S US HIGHWAY 71 16.1 miles
13830 S US HIGHWAY 71
GRANDVIEW,
MO
64030
Categories: GRANDVIEW MO
1333 MEADOWLARK LN STE 200 16.1 miles
1333 MEADOWLARK LN STE 200
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66102
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
8901 W 74th St Ste 228, 16.1 miles
8901 W 74th St Ste 228,
Shawnee Mission,
KS
66204
Categories: Shawnee Mission KS
9361 West 75th Street, Building 5 16.5 miles
9361 West 75th Street, Building 5
Overland Park,
KS
66204
Categories: Overland Park KS
7450 W Frontage Rd 16.6 miles
7450 W Frontage Rd
Merriam,
KS
66203
Categories: Merriam KS
11111 NALL AVE STE 218 16.9 miles
11111 NALL AVE STE 218
LEAWOOD,
KS
66211
Categories: LEAWOOD KS
9507 ANTIOCH RD 17.2 miles
9507 ANTIOCH RD
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66212
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
11007 METCALF AVE 17.6 miles
11007 METCALF AVE
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66210
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
12688 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY 17.7 miles
12688 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY
SHAWNEE,
KS
66216
Categories: SHAWNEE KS
6416 LONG AVE 17.7 miles
6416 LONG AVE
SHAWNEE,
KS
66216
Categories: SHAWNEE KS
7500 W 110th St Suite 400A 17.8 miles
7500 W 110th St Suite 400A
Overland Park,
KS
66210
Categories: Overland Park KS
7500 W 110th St Ste 500 17.8 miles
7500 W 110th St Ste 500
Overland Park,
KS
66210
Categories: Overland Park KS
7500 W 110th St 17.8 miles
7500 W 110th St
Overland Park,
KS
66210
Categories: Overland Park KS
7917 BOND ST 17.8 miles
7917 BOND ST
LENEXA,
KS
66214
Categories: LENEXA KS
12140 Nall Avenue, Suite 325 17.9 miles
12140 Nall Avenue, Suite 325
Overland Park,
KS
66209
Categories: Overland Park KS
13551 MADISON AVE 18.2 miles
13551 MADISON AVE
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64145
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
10895 GRANDVIEW ST STE 220 18.5 miles
10895 GRANDVIEW ST STE 220
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66210
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
10895 GRANDVIEW ST 18.5 miles
10895 GRANDVIEW ST
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66210
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
10015 N Ambassador Dr Ste 100 18.6 miles
10015 N Ambassador Dr Ste 100
Kansas City,
MO
64153
Categories: Kansas City MO
9040 QUIVIRA RD 18.7 miles
9040 QUIVIRA RD
LENEXA,
KS
66215
Categories: LENEXA KS
8819 LONG ST 18.9 miles
8819 LONG ST
LENEXA,
KS
66215
Categories: LENEXA KS
4800 W 135th St Ste 190 18.9 miles
4800 W 135th St Ste 190
Leawood,
KS
66224
Categories: Leawood KS
PO BOX 25903 19.4 miles
PO BOX 25903
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66225
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
PO BOX 25902 19.4 miles
PO BOX 25902
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66225
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
PO BOX 2035 19.4 miles
PO BOX 2035
SHAWNEE MISSION,
KS
66201
Categories: SHAWNEE MISSION KS
7500 W 110thSt 19.4 miles
7500 W 110thSt
Overland Park,
KS
66225
Categories: Overland Park KS
Gryphon Compound gehind BBQ DFAC 19.4 miles
Gryphon Compound gehind BBQ DFAC
Bagram,
KS
66210
Categories: Bagram KS
Bull and Bear Compound 19.4 miles
Bull and Bear Compound
Kandahar,
KS
66210
Categories: Kandahar KS
10500 QUIVIRA RD 19.6 miles
10500 QUIVIRA RD
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66215
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
8421 Clint Drive, 19.6 miles
8421 Clint Drive,
Belton,
MO
64012
Categories: Belton MO
402 W PINE ST STE F 19.6 miles
402 W PINE ST STE F
RAYMORE,
MO
64083
Categories: RAYMORE MO
10550 Quivira Road, Suite 290 19.7 miles
10550 Quivira Road, Suite 290
Overland Park,
KS
66215
Categories: Overland Park KS
8929 PARALLEL PKWY 20.0 miles
8929 PARALLEL PKWY
KANSAS CITY,
KS
66112
Categories: KANSAS CITY KS
8800 NW 112TH ST 20.1 miles
8800 NW 112TH ST
KANSAS CITY,
MO
64153
Categories: KANSAS CITY MO
2601 Midwest Dr 20.2 miles
2601 Midwest Dr
Kansas City,
KS
66111
Categories: Kansas City KS
9000 WOODEND RD 20.2 miles
9000 WOODEND RD
EDWARDSVILLE,
KS
66111
Categories: EDWARDSVILLE KS
7405 RENNER RD 20.6 miles
7405 RENNER RD
SHAWNEE,
KS
66217
Categories: SHAWNEE KS
14809 W 95TH ST 20.6 miles
14809 W 95TH ST
LENEXA,
KS
66215
Categories: LENEXA KS
15319 W 95TH ST 20.9 miles
15319 W 95TH ST
LENEXA,
KS
66219
Categories: LENEXA KS
7935 W 151ST ST 21.6 miles
7935 W 151ST ST
OVERLAND PARK,
KS
66223
Categories: OVERLAND PARK KS
10940 Parallel Pkwy Ste E, 22.6 miles
10940 Parallel Pkwy Ste E,
Kansas City,
KS
66109
Categories: Kansas City KS
13110 S FOXRIDGE DR 23.2 miles
13110 S FOXRIDGE DR
OLATHE,
KS
66062
Categories: OLATHE KS
22334 W 66TH ST 23.7 miles
22334 W 66TH ST
SHAWNEE,
KS
66226
Categories: SHAWNEE KS
6815 HILLTOP RD 23.8 miles
6815 HILLTOP RD
SHAWNEE,
KS
66226
Categories: SHAWNEE KS
14205 S LOCUST ST 24.7 miles
14205 S LOCUST ST
OLATHE,
KS
66062
Categories: OLATHE KS
1135 E COTHRELL ST 24.8 miles
1135 E COTHRELL ST
OLATHE,
KS
66061
Categories: OLATHE KS
(800) 221-4291
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Local Area Info: Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies within Jackson County, of which it is the county seat. Independence is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 2010, it had a total population of 116,830.
Independence is known as the "Queen City of the Trails" because it was a point of departure for the California, Oregon, and Santa Fe Trails. Independence was also the hometown of U.S. President Harry S. Truman; the Truman Presidential Library and Museum is located in the city, and Truman and First Lady Bess Truman are buried here. The city is also sacred to many Latter Day Saints, with Joseph Smith's 1831 Temple Lot being located here, as well as the headquarters of several Latter Day Saint factions.
Independence was originally inhabited by Missouri and Osage Indians, followed by the Spanish and a brief French tenure. It became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Lewis and Clark recorded in their journals that they stopped in 1804 to pick plums, raspberries, and wild apples at a site that would later form part of the city.
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Population (total): Population in 2017: 117,306 (99% urban, 1% rural). >Population change since 2000: +3.5%
Population (male): 56,584
Population (female): 60,722
Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 15.0%
Poverty (breakdown): (9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.0% for Black residents, 30.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.5% for American Indian residents, 2.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 35.5% for other race residents, 29.7% for two or more races residents)
Sex Offenders: According to our research of Missouri and other state lists, there were 388 registered sex offenders living in Independence, Missouri as of January 18, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Independence is 306 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city i
Ancestries: Ancestries: American (16.2%), German (13.1%), English (6.9%), Irish (5.3%), Italian (2.5%), European (2.2%).
Land Area: 78.3 square miles.
Population Density:
Zip Codes: 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64058, 64120, 64133, 64136
Median Incomes:
Estimated median household income in 2017: $49,855 (it was $38,012 in 2000)
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $25,668 (it was $19,384 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $112,700 (it was $76,000 in 2000) Independence:$112,700MO:$156,700
Races:
White alone - 85,176 - 72.6%
Hispanic - 17,108 - 14.6%
Black alone - 6,530 - 5.6%
Two or more races - 2,861 - 2.4%
Other race alone - 2,147 - 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 1,527 - 1.3%
Asian alone - 1,267 - 1.1%
American Indian alone - 692 - 0.6%
Named after the Declaration of Independence, Independence was founded on March 29, 1827, and quickly became an important frontier town. Independence was the farthest point westward on the Missouri River where the steamboats or other cargo vessels could travel, due to the convergence of the Kansas River with the Missouri River approximately six miles west of town, near the current Kansas-Missouri border. Independence immediately became a jumping-off point for the emerging fur trade, accommodating merchants and adventurers beginning the long trek westward on the Santa Fe Trail.