Caney vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (8,469 vs 1,450 in Caney). Independence has the higher median household income ($49,164 vs $39,417 in Caney). Independence has the higher median home value ($78,500 vs $70,600 in Caney).

Population, income & housing

	Caney	Independence
Population	1,450	8,469
Median age	35.2 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,417	$49,164
Median home value	$70,600	$78,500
Median gross rent	$744	$790
Housing units	753	4,648
Homeownership rate	63.8%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caney	Independence
Population	1,827 → 1,450 (-20.6%)	8,698 → 8,469 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $39,417 (-1.5%)	$41,778 → $49,164 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $70,600 (+38.7%)	$80,700 → $78,500 (-2.7%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $744 (+37.5%)	$680 → $790 (+16.2%)

Caney

Population

1,8271,450

Median household income

$40,000$39,417

Median home value

$50,900$70,600

Median gross rent

$541$744

Independence

Population

8,6988,469

Median household income

$41,778$49,164

Median home value

$80,700$78,500

Median gross rent

$680$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caney	Independence
Under 5	8.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	28.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.4%
75 and over	13.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caney	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	79.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	11.7%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caney	Independence
No high school diploma	15.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	36.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caney	Independence
Drove alone	76.8%	82.4%
Carpooled	15.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caney	Independence
1-unit, detached	86.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Caney	Independence
Poverty rate	13.9%	16.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	15
Median year structure built	1950	1952