Independence vs Pepper Pike

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

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

Independence has the higher population (7,543 vs 6,807 in Pepper Pike). Pepper Pike has the higher median household income ($215,373 vs $114,049 in Independence). Pepper Pike has the higher median home value ($558,300 vs $305,500 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Pepper Pike
Population	7,543	6,807
Median age	48.7 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,049	$215,373
Median home value	$305,500	$558,300
Median gross rent	$1,547	—
Housing units	3,250	2,695
Homeownership rate	94.8%	95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	80.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Pepper Pike
Population	7,169 → 7,543 (+5.2%)	6,269 → 6,807 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$106,413 → $114,049 (+7.2%)	$190,682 → $215,373 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$238,100 → $305,500 (+28.3%)	$440,600 → $558,300 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,287 → $1,547 (+20.2%)	—

Independence

Population

7,1697,543

Median household income

$106,413$114,049

Median home value

$238,100$305,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,547

Pepper Pike

Population

6,2696,807

Median household income

$190,682$215,373

Median home value

$440,600$558,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Pepper Pike
Under 5	3.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	18.9%	12.8%
75 and over	5.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Pepper Pike
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	73.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Pepper Pike
No high school diploma	0.9%	0.6%
High school graduate	22.5%	4.9%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	51.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Pepper Pike
Drove alone	73.6%	72.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	18.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Pepper Pike
1-unit, detached	97.4%	95.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Pepper Pike
Poverty rate	1.8%	2.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1960	1968