COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Covington
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Covington, Tennessee
Independence is 19% larger than Covington. Independence earns more, with a median household income $43,121 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -4%).
INDEPENDENCECOVINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1958,585+19% vs Covington
Population density3,406751+2,656
Population growth14.4%-4.1%+18.6 pts
Median age30.740.3−9.6
Male50.9%43.2%+7.7 pts
Female49.1%56.8%−7.7 pts
Foreign-born9.0%0.1%+9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%42.4%+10.7 pts
Black0.6%55.2%−54.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%1.4%+37.1 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other6.8%1.0%+5.7 pts
Median household income$85,375$42,254+$43,121
Per capita income$31,794$25,015+$6,779
Poverty rate12.5%29.2%−16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%13.7%+13.3 pts
Graduate degree6.2%9.2%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%8.8%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation69.2%55.0%+14.1 pts
Median home value$378,800$185,900+$192,900
Median gross rent$1,665$933+$732
Owner-occupied54.6%45.3%+9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%11.1%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%40.3%+6.8 pts
Average commute24.923.0+1.9
Worked from home13.2%7.6%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%5.8%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025