Fries vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (1,144 vs 286 in Fries). Independence has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $29,853 in Fries). Independence has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $104,200 in Fries).

Population, income & housing

	Fries	Independence
Population	286	1,144
Median age	65.8 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$29,853	$36,250
Median home value	$104,200	$115,700
Median gross rent	$346	$762
Housing units	301	559
Homeownership rate	82.2%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fries	Independence
Population	476 → 286 (-39.9%)	1,040 → 1,144 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$32,917 → $29,853 (-9.3%)	$24,651 → $36,250 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$103,400 → $104,200 (+0.8%)	$90,000 → $115,700 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $346 (-47.8%)	$392 → $762 (+94.4%)

Fries

Population

476286

Median household income

$32,917$29,853

Median home value

$103,400$104,200

Median gross rent

$663$346

Independence

Population

1,0401,144

Median household income

$24,651$36,250

Median home value

$90,000$115,700

Median gross rent

$392$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fries	Independence
Under 5	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	10.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	4.2%	6.7%
45 to 54	7.0%	5.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	18.3%
65 to 74	32.5%	16.7%
75 and over	19.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fries	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fries	Independence
No high school diploma	13.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fries	Independence
Drove alone	98.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fries	Independence
1-unit, detached	93.7%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Fries	Independence
Poverty rate	13.3%	17.6%
Average household size	1.88	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1938	1968