Independence vs Roseland

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

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

Independence has the higher population (2,045 vs 1,125 in Roseland). Roseland has the higher median household income ($46,003 vs $44,821 in Independence). Independence has the higher median home value ($137,200 vs $110,900 in Roseland).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Roseland
Population	2,045	1,125
Median age	35.0 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,821	$46,003
Median home value	$137,200	$110,900
Median gross rent	$960	$819
Housing units	860	501
Homeownership rate	58.9%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Roseland
Population	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)	1,099 → 1,125 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)	$24,400 → $46,003 (+88.5%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)	$66,500 → $110,900 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)	$725 → $819 (+13.0%)

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Roseland

Population

1,0991,125

Median household income

$24,400$46,003

Median home value

$66,500$110,900

Median gross rent

$725$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Roseland
Under 5	13.6%	21.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	3.6%
55 to 64	8.4%	22.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.3%
75 and over	2.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Roseland
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	44.4%
Black or African American	47.9%	53.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Roseland
No high school diploma	20.9%	11.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	63.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Roseland
Drove alone	73.8%	90.2%
Carpooled	20.3%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Roseland
1-unit, detached	84.0%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Roseland
Poverty rate	26.1%	53.5%
Average household size	2.84	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1974	1983