Greenfield vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (3,695 vs 2,897 in Greenfield). Independence has the higher median household income ($194,205 vs $147,184 in Greenfield). Independence has the higher median home value ($757,800 vs $524,300 in Greenfield).

Population, income & housing

	Greenfield	Independence
Population	2,897	3,695
Median age	44.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$147,184	$194,205
Median home value	$524,300	$757,800
Median gross rent	$1,083	$3,500
Housing units	1,026	1,360
Homeownership rate	97.9%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.8%	62.9%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenfield	Independence
Population	2,986 → 2,897 (-3.0%)	3,776 → 3,695 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$116,250 → $147,184 (+26.6%)	$129,732 → $194,205 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$428,300 → $524,300 (+22.4%)	$502,900 → $757,800 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,083 (-17.5%)	$1,637 → $3,500 (+113.8%)

Greenfield

Population

2,9862,897

Median household income

$116,250$147,184

Median home value

$428,300$524,300

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,083

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)

	Greenfield	Independence
Under 5	3.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	5.8%	3.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	18.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.9%
75 and over	4.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenfield	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	88.1%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenfield	Independence
No high school diploma	1.0%	3.1%
High school graduate	19.0%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenfield	Independence
Drove alone	83.0%	60.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	27.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenfield	Independence
1-unit, detached	93.5%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Greenfield	Independence
Poverty rate	1.1%	0.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1992	1989