Independence vs Strum

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

Independence and Strum 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 1,119 in Strum). Strum has the higher median household income ($70,192 vs $54,967 in Independence). Strum has the higher median home value ($188,100 vs $152,600 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Strum
Population	1,477	1,119
Median age	35.5 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,967	$70,192
Median home value	$152,600	$188,100
Median gross rent	$856	$827
Housing units	682	418
Homeownership rate	46.5%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Strum
Population	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)	1,178 → 1,119 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)	$59,861 → $70,192 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)	$141,400 → $188,100 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)	$675 → $827 (+22.5%)

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Strum

Population

1,1781,119

Median household income

$59,861$70,192

Median home value

$141,400$188,100

Median gross rent

$675$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Strum
Under 5	6.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	20.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	18.1%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.5%
75 and over	5.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Strum
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	90.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Strum
No high school diploma	10.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	47.6%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Strum
Drove alone	80.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	16.7%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Strum
1-unit, detached	52.9%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	8.6%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Strum
Poverty rate	12.9%	13.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1973	1972