COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Dallas
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Independence is 280% larger than Dallas. Dallas earns more, with a median household income $5,675 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -4%).
INDEPENDENCEDALLASDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1952,685+280% vs Dallas
Population density3,4061,166+2,240
Population growth14.4%-3.9%+18.3 pts
Median age30.738.3−7.6
Male50.9%45.8%+5.1 pts
Female49.1%54.2%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born9.0%3.3%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%86.8%−33.7 pts
Black0.6%0.1%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%2.9%+35.6 pts
Asian1.1%2.7%−1.6 pts
Other6.8%7.5%−0.7 pts
Median household income$85,375$91,050−$5,675
Per capita income$31,794$49,871−$18,077
Poverty rate12.5%16.7%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.490−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%58.3%−31.3 pts
Graduate degree6.2%29.4%−23.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.4%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation69.2%66.7%+2.4 pts
Median home value$378,800$257,800+$121,000
Median gross rent$1,665$1,097+$568
Owner-occupied54.6%75.9%−21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%6.8%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%39.9%+7.2 pts
Average commute24.925.0−0.1
Worked from home13.2%15.0%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.5%3.0%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025