Independence vs Natalbany

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

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

Natalbany has the higher population (2,837 vs 2,045 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($44,821 vs $31,430 in Natalbany). Natalbany has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $137,200 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Natalbany
Population	2,045	2,837
Median age	35.0 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,821	$31,430
Median home value	$137,200	$148,800
Median gross rent	$960	$1,068
Housing units	860	1,274
Homeownership rate	58.9%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Natalbany
Population	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)	2,908 → 2,837 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)	$35,237 → $31,430 (-10.8%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)	$114,800 → $148,800 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)	$846 → $1,068 (+26.2%)

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Natalbany

Population

2,9082,837

Median household income

$35,237$31,430

Median home value

$114,800$148,800

Median gross rent

$846$1,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Natalbany
Under 5	13.6%	12.4%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	16.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	24.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	4.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	4.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	5.0%
75 and over	2.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Natalbany
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	44.2%
Black or African American	47.9%	48.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Natalbany
No high school diploma	20.9%	31.2%
High school graduate	35.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Natalbany
Drove alone	73.8%	70.1%
Carpooled	20.3%	27.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Natalbany
1-unit, detached	84.0%	28.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	31.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Natalbany
Poverty rate	26.1%	46.4%
Average household size	2.84	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1974	2000