Independence vs Marshfield

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

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

Marshfield has the higher population (84 vs 37 in Independence). Since 2019, Marshfield's population has grown faster (+90.9% vs -22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Marshfield
Population	37	84
Median age	64.4 yrs	81.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$105,833
Housing units	26	34
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Marshfield
Population	48 → 37 (-22.9%)	44 → 84 (+90.9%)
Median household income	—	$141,944 → $105,833 (-25.4%)
Median home value	$75,700 → $75,500 (-0.3%)	—

Independence

Population

4837

Median home value

$75,700$75,500

Marshfield

Population

4484

Median household income

$141,944$105,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Marshfield
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	27.4%
45 to 54	24.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	59.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	16.2%	10.7%
75 and over	0.0%	51.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Marshfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Marshfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	100.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Marshfield
Drove alone	29.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	71.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Marshfield
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Marshfield
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.42	2.47
Median year structure built	—	1966