Independence vs Raytown

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

Independence and Raytown 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 29,593 in Raytown). Raytown has the higher median household income ($67,227 vs $59,480 in Independence). Independence has the higher median home value ($166,400 vs $162,000 in Raytown).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Raytown
Population	121,944	29,593
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,480	$67,227
Median home value	$166,400	$162,000
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,213
Housing units	55,424	13,803
Homeownership rate	61.0%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Raytown
Population	117,084 → 121,944 (+4.2%)	29,264 → 29,593 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$50,592 → $59,480 (+17.6%)	$52,662 → $67,227 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $166,400 (+45.8%)	$105,700 → $162,000 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $1,061 (+22.8%)	$916 → $1,213 (+32.4%)

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

Raytown

Population

29,26429,593

Median household income

$52,662$67,227

Median home value

$105,700$162,000

Median gross rent

$916$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Raytown
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.1%
75 and over	8.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Raytown
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	48.8%
Black or African American	10.8%	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Raytown
No high school diploma	9.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Raytown
Drove alone	81.2%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	10.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Raytown
1-unit, detached	72.1%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Raytown
Poverty rate	15.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1967	1963