Cherryvale vs Independence

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

Cherryvale 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 2,125 in Cherryvale). Independence has the higher median household income ($49,164 vs $47,411 in Cherryvale). Independence has the higher median home value ($78,500 vs $53,300 in Cherryvale).

Population, income & housing

	Cherryvale	Independence
Population	2,125	8,469
Median age	33.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,411	$49,164
Median home value	$53,300	$78,500
Median gross rent	$688	$790
Housing units	957	4,648
Homeownership rate	62.0%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherryvale	Independence
Population	2,330 → 2,125 (-8.8%)	8,698 → 8,469 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$37,826 → $47,411 (+25.3%)	$41,778 → $49,164 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $53,300 (+9.4%)	$80,700 → $78,500 (-2.7%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $688 (+1.5%)	$680 → $790 (+16.2%)

Cherryvale

Population

2,3302,125

Median household income

$37,826$47,411

Median home value

$48,700$53,300

Median gross rent

$678$688

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)

	Cherryvale	Independence
Under 5	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.4%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherryvale	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherryvale	Independence
No high school diploma	12.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	37.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherryvale	Independence
Drove alone	88.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherryvale	Independence
1-unit, detached	89.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Cherryvale	Independence
Poverty rate	19.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1950	1952