Deephaven vs Independence

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

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

Deephaven has the higher population (3,835 vs 3,695 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($194,205 vs $175,441 in Deephaven). Deephaven has the higher median home value ($854,000 vs $757,800 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Deephaven	Independence
Population	3,835	3,695
Median age	47.2 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$175,441	$194,205
Median home value	$854,000	$757,800
Median gross rent	—	$3,500
Housing units	1,633	1,360
Homeownership rate	90.1%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.7%	62.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deephaven	Independence
Population	3,879 → 3,835 (-1.1%)	3,776 → 3,695 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$139,531 → $175,441 (+25.7%)	$129,732 → $194,205 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$570,700 → $854,000 (+49.6%)	$502,900 → $757,800 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,219 → $2,121 (-4.4%)	$1,637 → $3,500 (+113.8%)

Deephaven

Population

3,8793,835

Median household income

$139,531$175,441

Median home value

$570,700$854,000

Median gross rent

$2,219$2,121

Independence

Population

3,7763,695

Median household income

$129,732$194,205

Median home value

$502,900$757,800

Median gross rent

$1,637$3,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deephaven	Independence
Under 5	3.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.3%
25 to 34	4.8%	3.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	18.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.9%
75 and over	8.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deephaven	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deephaven	Independence
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	4.0%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	51.3%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	28.4%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deephaven	Independence
Drove alone	52.1%	60.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	11.1%
Public transit	5.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.7%	27.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deephaven	Independence
1-unit, detached	90.1%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Deephaven	Independence
Poverty rate	2.0%	0.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1965	1989