Elsmere vs Independence

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

Elsmere 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 9,151 in Elsmere). Independence has the higher median household income ($98,653 vs $61,427 in Elsmere). Independence has the higher median home value ($240,500 vs $157,200 in Elsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Elsmere	Independence
Population	9,151	29,024
Median age	31.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,427	$98,653
Median home value	$157,200	$240,500
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,204
Housing units	3,538	10,339
Homeownership rate	70.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsmere	Independence
Population	8,567 → 9,151 (+6.8%)	27,683 → 29,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$54,602 → $61,427 (+12.5%)	$81,657 → $98,653 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $157,200 (+41.1%)	$173,300 → $240,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,082 → $1,303 (+20.4%)	$960 → $1,204 (+25.4%)

Elsmere

Population

8,5679,151

Median household income

$54,602$61,427

Median home value

$111,400$157,200

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,303

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)

	Elsmere	Independence
Under 5	6.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	19.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.4%
75 and over	2.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsmere	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	92.3%
Black or African American	6.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsmere	Independence
No high school diploma	10.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	38.1%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsmere	Independence
Drove alone	72.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	16.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsmere	Independence
1-unit, detached	72.7%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	7.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Elsmere	Independence
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1974	1999