Daniel vs Independence

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

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

Daniel has the higher population (956 vs 71 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($119,167 vs $113,438 in Daniel). Daniel has the higher median home value ($730,200 vs $615,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Daniel	Independence
Population	956	71
Median age	41.0 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$113,438	$119,167
Median home value	$730,200	$615,400
Median gross rent	$1,375	—
Housing units	336	38
Homeownership rate	79.3%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniel	Independence
Population	1,117 → 956 (-14.4%)	185 → 71 (-61.6%)
Median household income	$85,179 → $113,438 (+33.2%)	$130,833 → $119,167 (-8.9%)
Median home value	$435,700 → $730,200 (+67.6%)	$312,500 → $615,400 (+96.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,375 (+46.6%)	—

Daniel

Population

1,117956

Median household income

$85,179$113,438

Median home value

$435,700$730,200

Median gross rent

$938$1,375

Independence

Population

18571

Median household income

$130,833$119,167

Median home value

$312,500$615,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daniel	Independence
Under 5	5.9%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	1.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	19.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.7%
75 and over	5.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniel	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniel	Independence
No high school diploma	8.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniel	Independence
Drove alone	74.9%	71.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	19.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniel	Independence
1-unit, detached	95.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Daniel	Independence
Poverty rate	3.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.09	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1985	1992