Erlanger vs Independence

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

Erlanger 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 19,677 in Erlanger). Independence has the higher median household income ($98,653 vs $78,420 in Erlanger). Independence has the higher median home value ($240,500 vs $189,400 in Erlanger).

Population, income & housing

	Erlanger	Independence
Population	19,677	29,024
Median age	37.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,420	$98,653
Median home value	$189,400	$240,500
Median gross rent	$981	$1,204
Housing units	8,225	10,339
Homeownership rate	68.7%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erlanger	Independence
Population	18,967 → 19,677 (+3.7%)	27,683 → 29,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$64,460 → $78,420 (+21.7%)	$81,657 → $98,653 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$136,100 → $189,400 (+39.2%)	$173,300 → $240,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $981 (+10.0%)	$960 → $1,204 (+25.4%)

Erlanger

Population

18,96719,677

Median household income

$64,460$78,420

Median home value

$136,100$189,400

Median gross rent

$892$981

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)

	Erlanger	Independence
Under 5	6.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	19.9%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	7.4%
75 and over	5.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erlanger	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	92.3%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erlanger	Independence
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.8%
High school graduate	30.4%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erlanger	Independence
Drove alone	73.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	12.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erlanger	Independence
1-unit, detached	63.9%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Erlanger	Independence
Poverty rate	11.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1976	1999