Independence vs Quasqueton

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

Independence and Quasqueton 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 749 in Quasqueton). Independence has the higher median household income ($72,250 vs $64,531 in Quasqueton). Independence has the higher median home value ($156,900 vs $128,100 in Quasqueton).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Quasqueton
Population	6,149	749
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,250	$64,531
Median home value	$156,900	$128,100
Median gross rent	$769	$742
Housing units	2,856	361
Homeownership rate	70.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Quasqueton
Population	6,056 → 6,149 (+1.5%)	578 → 749 (+29.6%)
Median household income	$54,097 → $72,250 (+33.6%)	$63,750 → $64,531 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $156,900 (+17.9%)	$95,200 → $128,100 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $769 (+3.1%)	$645 → $742 (+15.0%)

Independence

Population

6,0566,149

Median household income

$54,097$72,250

Median home value

$133,100$156,900

Median gross rent

$746$769

Quasqueton

Population

578749

Median household income

$63,750$64,531

Median home value

$95,200$128,100

Median gross rent

$645$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Quasqueton
Under 5	6.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.1%
75 and over	9.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Quasqueton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	97.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Quasqueton
No high school diploma	3.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.4%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Quasqueton
Drove alone	80.6%	90.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	2.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Quasqueton
1-unit, detached	71.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Quasqueton
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1968	1974