Independence vs Tickfaw

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

Independence and Tickfaw 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 862 in Tickfaw). Tickfaw has the higher median household income ($51,528 vs $44,821 in Independence). Tickfaw has the higher median home value ($174,600 vs $137,200 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Tickfaw
Population	2,045	862
Median age	35.0 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,821	$51,528
Median home value	$137,200	$174,600
Median gross rent	$960	$830
Housing units	860	296
Homeownership rate	58.9%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Tickfaw
Population	1,971 → 2,045 (+3.8%)	806 → 862 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$35,733 → $44,821 (+25.4%)	$65,288 → $51,528 (-21.1%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $137,200 (+18.5%)	$138,200 → $174,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $960 (+35.4%)	$813 → $830 (+2.1%)

Independence

Population

1,9712,045

Median household income

$35,733$44,821

Median home value

$115,800$137,200

Median gross rent

$709$960

Tickfaw

Population

806862

Median household income

$65,288$51,528

Median home value

$138,200$174,600

Median gross rent

$813$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Tickfaw
Under 5	13.6%	10.8%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	17.4%	8.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	6.3%
75 and over	2.5%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Tickfaw
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	58.8%
Black or African American	47.9%	21.9%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Tickfaw
No high school diploma	20.9%	23.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Tickfaw
Drove alone	73.8%	88.4%
Carpooled	20.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Tickfaw
1-unit, detached	84.0%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Tickfaw
Poverty rate	26.1%	22.6%
Average household size	2.84	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1974	1982