Independence CC's Living Circumstances

Independence Unified School District 446 Overview

Independence Community College located in Independence Unified School District 446 area. A total of 5,409 households are located in Independence Unified School District 446 area. Among them, 1,429 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 3,335 and 2,843 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.96% (120) of residents are non-citizens and 3.67% (457) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Independence Unified School District 446, Kansas
Household	5,409
Population	12,463
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,429 (26.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,335
Total Students	2,843
Pre-Kindergarten	134
Kindergarten	196
Grade 1-8	1,346
Grade 9-12	492
College/Graduate School	675
Veterans	9,817
Non-citizen	120
Non-English Home Language	457
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,089 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,422 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,422 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 6,236 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Independence Unified School District 446 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,136	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,942	80.54%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	765	12.47%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	241	3.93%
Other method	63	1.03%
Worked from home	125	2.04%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,236	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,846	29.60%
Service	1,213	19.45%
Sales and office	1,122	17.99%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	758	12.16%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,297	20.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,236	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	153	2.45%
Construction	291	4.67%
Manufacturing	1,335	21.41%
Wholesale trade	108	1.73%
Retail trade	776	12.44%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	345	5.53%
Information	64	1.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	261	4.19%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	421	6.75%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,493	23.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	401	6.43%
Other services, except public administration	329	5.28%
Public administration	259	4.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,236	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,670	74.89%
Government workers	1,007	16.15%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	549	8.80%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,175 for the 5,409 households in Independence Unified School District 446 area, Kansas. The average income of a single worker is $26,804. 11,484 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.40%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,409	-
Less than $10,000	348	6.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	336	6.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	706	13.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	754	13.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	696	12.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,312	24.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	559	10.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	439	8.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	144	2.66%
More than $200,000	115	2.13%
Median Household Income	$46,958	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,175	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,325	-
Less than $10,000	100	3.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	169	5.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	274	8.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	423	12.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	445	13.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	819	24.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	483	14.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	370	11.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	144	4.33%
More than $200,000	98	2.95%

Median Family Income	$55,988	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$70,281	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,804	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,274	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,274	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,565	-
With health insurance coverage	11,484	91.40%
Public coverage	5,129	40.82%
Private health insurance	8,572	68.22%
Without health insurance coverage	1,081	8.60%

Housing

There are 6,533 housing units in Independence Unified School District 446 area, Kansas with 5,409 units (82.80%) occupied. 3,682 houses (68.07%) are occupied by owner and 1,727 houses (31.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $86,800 and the average rental cost is $701. 24 houses (0.37%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,669 houses (40.85%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,533	-
Occupied	5,409	82.80%
Owner Occupied	3,682	68.07%
Renter Occupied	1,727	31.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,298	81.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	54	0.83%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	795	12.17%
Mobile Homes	383	5.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	3	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,533	-
Built 2014 or later	24	0.37%
Built 2010 - 2013	60	0.92%
Built 2000 - 2009	176	2.69%
Built 1990 - 1999	668	10.23%
Built 1980 - 1989	723	11.07%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,049	16.06%
Built 1960 - 1969	459	7.03%
Built 1950 - 1959	705	10.79%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,669	40.85%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,533	-
1 room	98	1.50%
2 rooms	162	2.48%
3 rooms	353	5.40%
4 rooms	912	13.96%
5 rooms	1,318	20.17%
6 rooms	1,404	21.49%
7 rooms	817	12.51%
8 rooms	808	12.37%
9 rooms or more	661	10.12%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,533	-
no bedroom	98	1.50%
1 bedroom	356	5.45%
2 bedrooms	1,830	28.01%
3 bedrooms	3,305	50.59%
4 bedrooms	795	12.17%
5 bedrooms or more	149	2.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,682	-
Less than $50,000	868	23.57%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,234	33.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	558	15.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	628	17.06%
$200,000 - $299,999	272	7.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	113	3.07%
$500,000 - $999,999	-	-
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.24%
Median House Value	$86,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,623	-
Less than $500	288	17.74%
$500 - $999	1,165	71.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	170	10.47%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$701	-

Demographic

A total of 12,804 people lives in Independence Unified School District 446 area, Kansas with 6,437 male and 6,367 female. The males to female ratio is 50.27 to 49.73. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	12,804	-
Male	6,437	50.27%
Female	6,367	49.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,804	-
Under 5 years	852	6.65%
5 - 9 years	845	6.60%
10 - 14 years	874	6.83%
15 - 19 years	671	5.24%
20 - 24 years	927	7.24%
25 - 34 years	1,612	12.59%
35 - 44 years	1,372	10.72%
45 - 54 years	1,446	11.29%
55 - 59 years	835	6.52%
60 - 64 years	875	6.83%
65 - 74 years	1,369	10.69%
75 - 84 years	750	5.86%
85 years and older	376	2.94%
Median Age	39.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,804	-
One Race	12,301	96.07%
White	11,098	86.68%
Black or African American	621	4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	238	1.86%
Asian	172	1.34%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	59	0.46%
Other	113	0.88%

Two or more races	503	3.93%
White and Black or African American	125	0.98%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	256	2.00%
White and Asian	56	0.44%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%