Independence vs Rainsville

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

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

Independence has the higher population (37 vs 21 in Rainsville). Since 2019, Independence's population has grown faster (-22.9% vs -66.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Rainsville
Population	37	21
Median age	64.4 yrs	63.7 yrs
Housing units	26	14
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Rainsville
Population	48 → 37 (-22.9%)	62 → 21 (-66.1%)
Median home value	$75,700 → $75,500 (-0.3%)	—

Independence

Population

4837

Median home value

$75,700$75,500

Rainsville

Population

6221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Rainsville
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%	0.0%
45 to 54	24.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	59.5%	57.1%
65 to 74	16.2%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	42.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Rainsville
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	Rainsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	100.0%	76.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Rainsville
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	Rainsville
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	Rainsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.42	1.50