Independence vs Trempealeau

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

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

Trempealeau has the higher population (1,737 vs 1,477 in Independence). Trempealeau has the higher median household income ($75,423 vs $54,967 in Independence). Trempealeau has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $152,600 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Trempealeau
Population	1,477	1,737
Median age	35.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,967	$75,423
Median home value	$152,600	$198,600
Median gross rent	$856	$1,125
Housing units	682	873
Homeownership rate	46.5%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Trempealeau
Population	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)	1,775 → 1,737 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)	$53,494 → $75,423 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)	$143,900 → $198,600 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)	$713 → $1,125 (+57.8%)

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Trempealeau

Population

1,7751,737

Median household income

$53,494$75,423

Median home value

$143,900$198,600

Median gross rent

$713$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Trempealeau
Under 5	6.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	17.1%
75 and over	5.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Trempealeau
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Trempealeau
No high school diploma	10.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	47.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Trempealeau
Drove alone	80.6%	89.0%
Carpooled	16.7%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Trempealeau
1-unit, detached	52.9%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	5.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Trempealeau
Poverty rate	12.9%	6.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1973	1992