Population

121,675

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$172,900

Owner-occupied units

Independence, MO

Missouri · 39.085° N, 94.352° W · 78 sq mi

Independence is a city in Missouri, with a population of 121,675 and about 1,560 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,339 a year, and the median home is worth $172,900.

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Size & density

Land area

78 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,560

People per square mile

Rank by population

#258

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#124

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$60,339

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,109

Per month

Homeownership

60.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.9 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

21.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.7%

Households

51,477

2.34 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 40^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 133^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 22^/yr

Days above 90° 35^/yr

Below freezing 84^/yr

Annual rainfall 42.9ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 88°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 22°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.4^%

Retail trade 11.8^%

Manufacturing 11.3^%

Professional & business services 11.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Missouri

Name

David Steward

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$11.4B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

St. Louis

Source of wealth

IT services

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Missouri · private sector

Employer

BJC HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Missouri

Company

Centene

Revenue

$163.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

St. Louis

Ticker

CNC

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Missouri

State bird

Eastern Bluebird

State flower

White Hawthorn Blossom

State capital

Jefferson City

Nickname

The Show-Me State

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