Grandview vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (121,944 vs 25,821 in Grandview). Independence has the higher median household income ($59,480 vs $53,431 in Grandview). Grandview has the higher median home value ($171,200 vs $166,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Grandview	Independence
Population	25,821	121,944
Median age	35.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,431	$59,480
Median home value	$171,200	$166,400
Median gross rent	$1,007	$1,061
Housing units	11,934	55,424
Homeownership rate	50.5%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grandview	Independence
Population	25,069 → 25,821 (+3.0%)	117,084 → 121,944 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$47,103 → $53,431 (+13.4%)	$50,592 → $59,480 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$108,600 → $171,200 (+57.6%)	$114,100 → $166,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,007 (+21.3%)	$864 → $1,061 (+22.8%)

Grandview

Population

25,06925,821

Median household income

$47,103$53,431

Median home value

$108,600$171,200

Median gross rent

$830$1,007

Independence

Population

117,084121,944

Median household income

$50,592$59,480

Median home value

$114,100$166,400

Median gross rent

$864$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grandview	Independence
Under 5	6.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grandview	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	43.8%	69.2%
Black or African American	32.7%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.9%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grandview	Independence
No high school diploma	11.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	31.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grandview	Independence
Drove alone	73.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	10.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grandview	Independence
1-unit, detached	58.9%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	21.5%	8.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Grandview	Independence
Poverty rate	16.1%	15.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1973	1967