Independence vs Troutdale

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

Independence and Troutdale 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 200 in Troutdale). Independence has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $34,167 in Troutdale). Independence has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $99,200 in Troutdale).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Troutdale
Population	1,144	200
Median age	58.0 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$34,167
Median home value	$115,700	$99,200
Median gross rent	$762	—
Housing units	559	130
Homeownership rate	62.1%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Troutdale
Population	1,040 → 1,144 (+10.0%)	149 → 200 (+34.2%)
Median household income	$24,651 → $36,250 (+47.1%)	$19,886 → $34,167 (+71.8%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $115,700 (+28.6%)	$81,300 → $99,200 (+22.0%)
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

Troutdale

Population

149200

Median household income

$19,886$34,167

Median home value

$81,300$99,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Troutdale
Under 5	6.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	4.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	16.5%
55 to 64	18.3%	17.0%
65 to 74	16.7%	16.5%
75 and over	17.3%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Troutdale
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	5.0%
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%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Troutdale
No high school diploma	12.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	36.8%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Troutdale
Drove alone	74.4%	94.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.1%
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	Troutdale
1-unit, detached	75.7%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.8%
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%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Troutdale
Poverty rate	17.6%	17.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	40
Median year structure built	1968	1992