Independence vs Jesup

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

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

Independence has the higher population (6,149 vs 2,596 in Jesup). Jesup has the higher median household income ($89,297 vs $72,250 in Independence). Jesup has the higher median home value ($189,600 vs $156,900 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Jesup
Population	6,149	2,596
Median age	41.2 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,250	$89,297
Median home value	$156,900	$189,600
Median gross rent	$769	$937
Housing units	2,856	1,020
Homeownership rate	70.8%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Jesup
Population	6,056 → 6,149 (+1.5%)	2,806 → 2,596 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$54,097 → $72,250 (+33.6%)	$72,500 → $89,297 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $156,900 (+17.9%)	$156,600 → $189,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $769 (+3.1%)	$595 → $937 (+57.5%)

Independence

Population

6,0566,149

Median household income

$54,097$72,250

Median home value

$133,100$156,900

Median gross rent

$746$769

Jesup

Population

2,8062,596

Median household income

$72,500$89,297

Median home value

$156,600$189,600

Median gross rent

$595$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Jesup
Under 5	6.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.6%
75 and over	9.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Jesup
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	96.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Jesup
No high school diploma	3.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Jesup
Drove alone	80.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Jesup
1-unit, detached	71.0%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Jesup
Poverty rate	8.5%	5.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1968	1972