Independence, MO Profile

Independence, MO, population 121,180, is located in Missouri's Jackson county, about 8.8 miles from Kansas City and 11.5 miles from Kansas City.

Through the 90's Independence's population has grown by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Independence has declined by about 3%. Since 2005 Independence's population has grown by about 2%.

Independence's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Missouri's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Independence tend to be higher than Missouri's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	92%
	African American	3%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	113,223	N/A
2001	114,459	1.09%
2002	115,423	0.84%
2003	116,704	1.11%
2004	117,921	1.04%
2005	118,967	0.89%
2006	119,828	0.72%
2007	120,942	0.93%
2008	121,212	0.22%
2009	121,180	-0.03%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$38,012

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	586
2002	568
2003	666
2004	707
2005	711
2006	732
2007	769
2008	747
2009	613
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	6	27	144	491
2002	6	33	124	489
2003	2	43	107	605
2004	1	50	111	637
2005	6	45	123	622
2006	2	61	138	612
2007	7	45	154	631
2008	9	57	163	595
2009	3	51	167	528
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,212
2002	6,818
2003	7,359
2004	7,520
2005	7,319
2006	6,853
2007	7,286
2008	7,335
2009	5,865
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,157	6,220	844
2002	1,210	5,833	788
2003	1,328	6,080	956
2004	1,380	6,197	925
2005	1,304	5,956	930
2006	1236	5538	834
2007	1304	5547	1082
2008	1413	5904	779
2009	1328	5134	703
2010	-	-	-