Independence vs Senatobia

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

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

Senatobia has the higher population (8,306 vs 106 in Independence). Senatobia has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $118,000 in Independence). Since 2019, Senatobia's population has grown faster (+5.9% vs -31.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Senatobia
Population	106	8,306
Median age	75.8 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,370
Median home value	$118,000	$208,000
Median gross rent	—	$830
Housing units	75	2,922
Homeownership rate	100.0%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Senatobia
Population	154 → 106 (-31.2%)	7,840 → 8,306 (+5.9%)
Median household income	—	$53,529 → $52,370 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$113,100 → $118,000 (+4.3%)	$137,300 → $208,000 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$704 → $830 (+17.9%)

Independence

Population

154106

Median home value

$113,100$118,000

Senatobia

Population

7,8408,306

Median household income

$53,529$52,370

Median home value

$137,300$208,000

Median gross rent

$704$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Senatobia
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	21.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.2%
55 to 64	25.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.8%
75 and over	57.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Senatobia
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Senatobia
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	71.1%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Senatobia
Drove alone	100.0%	92.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Senatobia
1-unit, detached	100.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Senatobia
Poverty rate	39.6%	26.4%
Average household size	1.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1979	1984