Independence, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Independence	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$35,009	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$57,664	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,222	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,844	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,644	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,293	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.0%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Independence is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Independence is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Independence is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Independence is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,438 $57,664 $115,328

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Independence median earnings by income bracket

Independence employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	26.9%	26.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.7%	16.7%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.3%	9.3%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	21.5%	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Liberty, KS	81	$97,250	19.6%
Tyro, KS	185	$85,443	5.1%
Dearing, KS	484	$77,896	4.2%
Neodesha, KS	2,188	$73,646	9.5%
Cherryvale, KS	2,247	$59,228	27.2%
Independence, KS	8,817	$57,664	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manteno, IL	8,817	$108,105	32.9%
Cypress County, AB	8,817	n/a
Helena Valley Southeast, MT	8,816	$89,707	10.3%
New Square, NY	8,816	$36,090	55.6%
Barre, VT	8,816	$64,472	20.7%
Independence, KS	8,817	$57,664	29.1%

Source: The Independence, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.