Independence vs Stevens Creek

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

Independence and Stevens Creek 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 100 in Stevens Creek). Since 2019, Independence's population has grown faster (+10.0% vs -9.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Stevens Creek
Population	1,144	100
Median age	58.0 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	—
Median home value	$115,700	—
Median gross rent	$762	—
Housing units	559	71
Homeownership rate	62.1%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Stevens Creek
Population	1,040 → 1,144 (+10.0%)	111 → 100 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$24,651 → $36,250 (+47.1%)	—
Median home value	$90,000 → $115,700 (+28.6%)	$32,900 → $37,700 (+14.6%)
Median gross rent	$392 → $762 (+94.4%)	—

Independence

Population

1,0401,144

Median household income

$24,651$36,250

Median home value

$90,000$115,700

Median gross rent

$392$762

Stevens Creek

Population

111100

Median home value

$32,900$37,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Stevens Creek
Under 5	6.6%	24.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.0%
18 to 24	4.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	21.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	6.0%
55 to 64	18.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.7%	0.0%
75 and over	17.3%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Stevens Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Stevens Creek
No high school diploma	12.7%	40.4%
High school graduate	36.8%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Stevens Creek
Drove alone	74.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Stevens Creek
1-unit, detached	75.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Stevens Creek
Poverty rate	17.6%	32.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1968	1952