Independence vs Whitehall

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

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

Whitehall has the higher population (1,651 vs 1,477 in Independence). Whitehall has the higher median household income ($59,321 vs $54,967 in Independence). Independence has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $136,900 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Whitehall
Population	1,477	1,651
Median age	35.5 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,967	$59,321
Median home value	$152,600	$136,900
Median gross rent	$856	$750
Housing units	682	803
Homeownership rate	46.5%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Whitehall
Population	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)	1,593 → 1,651 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)	$43,967 → $59,321 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)	$120,600 → $136,900 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)	$692 → $750 (+8.4%)

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Whitehall

Population

1,5931,651

Median household income

$43,967$59,321

Median home value

$120,600$136,900

Median gross rent

$692$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Whitehall
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	23.9%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.7%
75 and over	5.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	75.1%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Whitehall
No high school diploma	10.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	47.6%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Whitehall
Drove alone	80.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	16.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	52.9%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	20.8%	24.9%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Whitehall
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1973	1973