Big Pine vs Independence

A side-by-side comparison of Big Pine and Independence: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Pine and Independence are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Pine has the higher population (1,464 vs 875 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $52,647 in Big Pine). Big Pine has the higher median home value ($281,300 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Big Pine	Independence
Population	1,464	875
Median age	49.4 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,647	$64,063
Median home value	$281,300	$268,400
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,059
Housing units	817	417
Homeownership rate	76.4%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Pine	Independence
Population	1,524 → 1,464 (-3.9%)	603 → 875 (+45.1%)
Median household income	$53,891 → $52,647 (-2.3%)	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$232,200 → $281,300 (+21.1%)	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,000 (+14.5%)	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)

Big Pine

Population

1,5241,464

Median household income

$53,891$52,647

Median home value

$232,200$281,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,000

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Pine	Independence
Under 5	6.5%	10.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	6.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	16.7%
75 and over	8.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Pine	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	64.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20.6%	4.8%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Pine	Independence
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	30.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Pine	Independence
Drove alone	70.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Pine	Independence
1-unit, detached	64.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Big Pine	Independence
Poverty rate	11.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1975	1957