Independence vs Kentwood

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

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

Kentwood has the higher population (2,057 vs 2,045 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($44,821 vs $32,074 in Kentwood). Independence has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $93,000 in Kentwood).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Kentwood
Population	2,045	2,057
Median age	35.0 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,821	$32,074
Median home value	$137,200	$93,000
Median gross rent	$960	$875
Housing units	860	966
Homeownership rate	58.9%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Kentwood
Population	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)	2,112 → 2,057 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)	$29,076 → $32,074 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)	$79,800 → $93,000 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)	$717 → $875 (+22.0%)

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Kentwood

Population

2,1122,057

Median household income

$29,076$32,074

Median home value

$79,800$93,000

Median gross rent

$717$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Kentwood
Under 5	13.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	17.4%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.7%
75 and over	2.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Kentwood
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	26.5%
Black or African American	47.9%	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Kentwood
No high school diploma	20.9%	27.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Kentwood
Drove alone	73.8%	62.3%
Carpooled	20.3%	28.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Kentwood
1-unit, detached	84.0%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Kentwood
Poverty rate	26.1%	36.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1974	1970