Independence vs Wallsburg

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

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

Wallsburg has the higher population (266 vs 71 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($119,167 vs $92,292 in Wallsburg). Independence has the higher median home value ($615,400 vs $426,500 in Wallsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Wallsburg
Population	71	266
Median age	49.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$119,167	$92,292
Median home value	$615,400	$426,500
Housing units	38	95
Homeownership rate	92.3%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Wallsburg
Population	185 → 71 (-61.6%)	382 → 266 (-30.4%)
Median household income	$130,833 → $119,167 (-8.9%)	$66,563 → $92,292 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$312,500 → $615,400 (+96.9%)	$298,800 → $426,500 (+42.7%)

Independence

Population

18571

Median household income

$130,833$119,167

Median home value

$312,500$615,400

Wallsburg

Population

382266

Median household income

$66,563$92,292

Median home value

$298,800$426,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Wallsburg
Under 5	9.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	1.4%	1.9%
25 to 34	8.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	8.6%
45 to 54	19.7%	4.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	17.7%
75 and over	8.5%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Wallsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Wallsburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	23.5%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Wallsburg
Drove alone	71.4%	59.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	29.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Wallsburg
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
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	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Wallsburg
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1992	1976