Amite City vs Independence

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

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

Amite City has the higher population (4,036 vs 2,045 in Independence). Amite City has the higher median household income ($45,850 vs $44,821 in Independence). Independence has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $116,900 in Amite City).

Population, income & housing

	Amite City	Independence
Population	4,036	2,045
Median age	39.5 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,850	$44,821
Median home value	$116,900	$137,200
Median gross rent	$908	$960
Housing units	1,967	860
Homeownership rate	48.5%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amite City	Independence
Population	4,401 → 4,036 (-8.3%)	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$48,140 → $45,850 (-4.8%)	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $116,900 (-26.0%)	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $908 (+13.1%)	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)

Amite City

Population

4,4014,036

Median household income

$48,140$45,850

Median home value

$157,900$116,900

Median gross rent

$803$908

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amite City	Independence
Under 5	2.1%	13.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	21.4%	17.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.7%
75 and over	8.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amite City	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	31.7%	43.2%
Black or African American	61.3%	47.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amite City	Independence
No high school diploma	15.8%	20.9%
High school graduate	35.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amite City	Independence
Drove alone	73.6%	73.8%
Carpooled	16.1%	20.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	1.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amite City	Independence
1-unit, detached	73.1%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Amite City	Independence
Poverty rate	10.4%	26.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1973	1974