Independence vs Round Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Independence and Round Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Independence has the higher population (875 vs 523 in Round Valley). Independence has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $49,844 in Round Valley). Round Valley has the higher median home value ($608,900 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Round Valley
Population	875	523
Median age	44.8 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$49,844
Median home value	$268,400	$608,900
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,398
Housing units	417	148
Homeownership rate	77.3%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Round Valley
Population	603 → 875 (+45.1%)	509 → 523 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)	$61,042 → $49,844 (-18.3%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)	$370,000 → $608,900 (+64.6%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)	$1,199 → $1,398 (+16.6%)

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Round Valley

Population

509523

Median household income

$61,042$49,844

Median home value

$370,000$608,900

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Round Valley
Under 5	10.2%	10.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	6.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	11.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	22.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	17.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	16.7%	9.6%
75 and over	10.1%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Round Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	46.5%
Black or African American	7.1%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	40.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Round Valley
No high school diploma	3.6%	19.6%
High school graduate	36.4%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Round Valley
Drove alone	71.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.9%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Round Valley
1-unit, detached	84.9%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Round Valley
Poverty rate	4.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.43	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	16	32
Median year structure built	1957	1949