COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Edgewood
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Edgewood, Pennsylvania
Independence is 240% larger than Edgewood. Edgewood earns more, with a median household income $17,828 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 1%).
INDEPENDENCEEDGEWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1952,997+240% vs Edgewood
Population density3,4065,097−1,691
Population growth14.4%0.9%+13.5 pts
Median age30.736.9−6.2
Male50.9%43.5%+7.4 pts
Female49.1%56.5%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born9.0%6.2%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%82.7%−29.7 pts
Black0.6%7.7%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%2.6%+35.9 pts
Asian1.1%2.9%−1.8 pts
Other6.8%4.1%+2.7 pts
Median household income$85,375$103,203−$17,828
Per capita income$31,794$64,373−$32,579
Poverty rate12.5%5.3%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.431−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%75.1%−48.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%41.3%−35.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%4.4%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation69.2%81.4%−12.2 pts
Median home value$378,800$327,400+$51,400
Median gross rent$1,665$1,150+$515
Owner-occupied54.6%62.4%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%7.0%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%32.6%+14.5 pts
Average commute24.925.8−0.9
Worked from home13.2%32.8%−19.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Uninsured5.5%1.7%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025