COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Elsmere
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Elsmere, Delaware
Independence is 65% larger than Elsmere. Independence earns more, with a median household income $17,431 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 2%).
INDEPENDENCEELSMEREDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1956,196+65% vs Elsmere
Population density3,4066,278−2,871
Population growth14.4%1.6%+12.8 pts
Median age30.735.5−4.8
Male50.9%52.4%−1.5 pts
Female49.1%47.6%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born9.0%11.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%41.5%+11.6 pts
Black0.6%18.2%−17.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%38.1%+0.4 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other6.8%2.2%+4.5 pts
Median household income$85,375$67,944+$17,431
Per capita income$31,794$30,532+$1,262
Poverty rate12.5%23.1%−10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.417−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%15.1%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree6.2%4.6%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%4.8%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation69.2%63.7%+5.4 pts
Median home value$378,800$225,800+$153,000
Median gross rent$1,665$1,339+$326
Owner-occupied54.6%65.7%−11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%2.7%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%64.0%−17.0 pts
Average commute24.924.4+0.5
Worked from home13.2%9.9%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured5.5%10.2%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025