Blair vs Independence

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

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

Independence has the higher population (1,477 vs 1,169 in Blair). Blair has the higher median household income ($65,667 vs $54,967 in Independence). Independence has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $132,500 in Blair).

Population, income & housing

	Blair	Independence
Population	1,169	1,477
Median age	40.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,667	$54,967
Median home value	$132,500	$152,600
Median gross rent	$797	$856
Housing units	602	682
Homeownership rate	67.1%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blair	Independence
Population	1,317 → 1,169 (-11.2%)	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $65,667 (+28.8%)	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $132,500 (+34.1%)	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $797 (+13.2%)	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)

Blair

Population

1,3171,169

Median household income

$51,000$65,667

Median home value

$98,800$132,500

Median gross rent

$704$797

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blair	Independence
Under 5	6.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	11.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.7%
75 and over	12.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blair	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	61.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blair	Independence
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blair	Independence
Drove alone	85.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blair	Independence
1-unit, detached	68.9%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	20.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Blair	Independence
Poverty rate	7.9%	12.9%
Average household size	2.17	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1966	1973