Independence vs Winthrop

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

Independence and Winthrop 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 1,081 in Winthrop). Independence has the higher median household income ($72,250 vs $64,904 in Winthrop). Independence has the higher median home value ($156,900 vs $149,200 in Winthrop).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Winthrop
Population	6,149	1,081
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,250	$64,904
Median home value	$156,900	$149,200
Median gross rent	$769	$1,000
Housing units	2,856	409
Homeownership rate	70.8%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Winthrop
Population	6,056 → 6,149 (+1.5%)	926 → 1,081 (+16.7%)
Median household income	$54,097 → $72,250 (+33.6%)	$59,583 → $64,904 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $156,900 (+17.9%)	$103,700 → $149,200 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $769 (+3.1%)	$700 → $1,000 (+42.9%)

Independence

Population

6,0566,149

Median household income

$54,097$72,250

Median home value

$133,100$156,900

Median gross rent

$746$769

Winthrop

Population

9261,081

Median household income

$59,583$64,904

Median home value

$103,700$149,200

Median gross rent

$700$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Winthrop
Under 5	6.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	27.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.4%
75 and over	9.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Winthrop
No high school diploma	3.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Winthrop
Drove alone	80.6%	70.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.6%
Walked	2.5%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.9%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	71.0%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Winthrop
Poverty rate	8.5%	3.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1968	1967