Independence vs Wilkerson

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

Independence and Wilkerson 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 598 in Wilkerson). Wilkerson has the higher median household income ($92,212 vs $64,063 in Independence). Wilkerson has the higher median home value ($319,600 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Wilkerson
Population	875	598
Median age	44.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$92,212
Median home value	$268,400	$319,600
Median gross rent	$1,059	—
Housing units	417	187
Homeownership rate	77.3%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	43.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Wilkerson
Population	603 → 875 (+45.1%)	519 → 598 (+15.2%)
Median household income	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)	$77,778 → $92,212 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)	$300,000 → $319,600 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)	$1,146 → $1,348 (+17.6%)

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Wilkerson

Population

519598

Median household income

$77,778$92,212

Median home value

$300,000$319,600

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,348

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Wilkerson
Under 5	10.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	9.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	13.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	5.4%
65 to 74	16.7%	25.3%
75 and over	10.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Wilkerson
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	70.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Wilkerson
No high school diploma	3.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	36.4%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Wilkerson
Drove alone	71.7%	87.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	12.8%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Wilkerson
1-unit, detached	84.9%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.7%
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%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Wilkerson
Poverty rate	4.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.43	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1957	1975