Independence vs Lone Pine

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

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

Lone Pine has the higher population (1,373 vs 875 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $49,063 in Lone Pine). Independence has the higher median home value ($268,400 vs $192,800 in Lone Pine).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Lone Pine
Population	875	1,373
Median age	44.8 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$49,063
Median home value	$268,400	$192,800
Median gross rent	$1,059	$784
Housing units	417	831
Homeownership rate	77.3%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Lone Pine
Population	603 → 875 (+45.1%)	1,807 → 1,373 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)	$46,146 → $49,063 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)	$183,300 → $192,800 (+5.2%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)	$973 → $784 (-19.4%)

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Lone Pine

Population

1,8071,373

Median household income

$46,146$49,063

Median home value

$183,300$192,800

Median gross rent

$973$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Lone Pine
Under 5	10.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	17.3%
65 to 74	16.7%	10.6%
75 and over	10.1%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Lone Pine
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	48.4%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	15.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Lone Pine
No high school diploma	3.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Lone Pine
Drove alone	71.7%	62.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	31.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	7.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	10.2%	2.4%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Lone Pine
1-unit, detached	84.9%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Lone Pine
Poverty rate	4.3%	15.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1957	1970