Independence vs Monmouth

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

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

Monmouth has the higher population (11,176 vs 10,088 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($79,158 vs $66,858 in Monmouth). Monmouth has the higher median home value ($380,500 vs $345,200 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Monmouth
Population	10,088	11,176
Median age	29.2 yrs	26.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,158	$66,858
Median home value	$345,200	$380,500
Median gross rent	$1,585	$1,137
Housing units	3,146	3,769
Homeownership rate	60.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Monmouth
Population	9,842 → 10,088 (+2.5%)	10,282 → 11,176 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$53,599 → $79,158 (+47.7%)	$39,704 → $66,858 (+68.4%)
Median home value	$205,000 → $345,200 (+68.4%)	$225,100 → $380,500 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,585 (+51.2%)	$1,014 → $1,137 (+12.1%)

Independence

Population

9,84210,088

Median household income

$53,599$79,158

Median home value

$205,000$345,200

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,585

Monmouth

Population

10,28211,176

Median household income

$39,704$66,858

Median home value

$225,100$380,500

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Monmouth
Under 5	5.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	19.7%	25.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	5.2%
75 and over	4.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Monmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Monmouth
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	27.7%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Monmouth
Drove alone	76.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.7%	7.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.5%
Worked from home	12.0%	10.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Monmouth
1-unit, detached	58.0%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	18.9%
20 or more units	10.1%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Monmouth
Poverty rate	11.8%	15.6%
Average household size	3.23	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1998	1991