Independence Population and Demographics

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Independence City, Kentucky Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Independence Population: 14982 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 7552 50.41% Female 7430 49.59%       Under 5 years 1354 9.04% 5 to 9 years 1261 8.42% 10 to 14 years 1265 8.44% 15 to 19 years 1109 7.4% 20 to 24 years 950 6.34% 25 to 34 years 2679 17.88% 35 to 44 years 2615 17.45% 45 to 54 years 1786 11.92% 55 to 59 years 572 3.82% 60 to 64 years 417 2.78% 65 to 74 years 634 4.23% 75 to 84 years 288 1.92% 85 years and over 52 0.35%       Median age (years) 31.3       18 years and over 10426 69.59% Male 5142 34.32% Female 5284 35.27% 21 years and over 9820 65.55% 62 years and over 1231 8.22% 65 years and over 974 6.5% Male 420 2.8% Female 554 3.7%       Race     One race 14851 99.13% White 14563 97.2% Black or African American 144 0.96% American Indian and Alaska Native 27 0.18% Asian 60 0.4% Asian indian 9 0.06% Chinese 11 0.07% Filipino 11 0.07% Japanese 6 0.04% Korean 17 0.11% Vietnamese 1 0.01% Other Asian 5 0.03% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.02% Native Hawaiian 1 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 2 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 54 0.36% Two or more races 131 0.87%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 14982 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 173 1.15% Mexican 80 0.53% Puerto Rican 31 0.21% Cuban 7 0.05% Other Hispanic or Latino 55 0.37% Not Hispanic or Latino 14809 98.85% White alone 14454 96.48%       Relationship     Total Population 14982 100.00% In households 14982 100% Householder 5181 34.58% Spouse 3259 21.75% Child 5289 35.3% Own child under 18 years 4182 27.91% Other relatives 620 4.14% Under 18 years 263 1.76% Nonrelatives 633 4.23% Unmarried partner 311 2.08% In group quarters 0 0% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 0 0%       Households by Type     Total Households 5181 100.0 % Family households (families) 4148 80.06% With own children under 18 years 2328 44.93% Married-couple family 3259 62.9% With own children under 18 years 1781 34.38% Female householder, no husband present 625 12.06% With own children under 18 years 392 7.57% Non Family households 1033 19.94% Householder living alone 779 15.04% Householder 65 years and over 177 3.42%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2517 48.58% Households with individuals 65 years and over 710 13.7%       Average Household size 2.89 Average family size 3.21       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5391 100.00% Occupied housing units 5181 96.1% Vacant housing units 210 3.9% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 0.22% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5181 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3980 76.82% Renter-occupied housing units. 1201 23.18%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.