Edgewood vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (29,024 vs 8,429 in Edgewood). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($121,045 vs $98,653 in Independence). Edgewood has the higher median home value ($289,700 vs $240,500 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	Independence
Population	8,429	29,024
Median age	41.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,045	$98,653
Median home value	$289,700	$240,500
Median gross rent	$991	$1,204
Housing units	3,412	10,339
Homeownership rate	92.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	Independence
Population	8,745 → 8,429 (-3.6%)	27,683 → 29,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$104,912 → $121,045 (+15.4%)	$81,657 → $98,653 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$225,600 → $289,700 (+28.4%)	$173,300 → $240,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $991 (-15.0%)	$960 → $1,204 (+25.4%)

Edgewood

Population

8,7458,429

Median household income

$104,912$121,045

Median home value

$225,600$289,700

Median gross rent

$1,166$991

Independence

Population

27,68329,024

Median household income

$81,657$98,653

Median home value

$173,300$240,500

Median gross rent

$960$1,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	Independence
Under 5	7.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	7.4%
75 and over	10.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	Independence
No high school diploma	2.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	18.4%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	Independence
Drove alone	75.7%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	12.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	Independence
1-unit, detached	93.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	Independence
Poverty rate	3.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1976	1999