COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Mount Airy
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Mount Airy, Georgia
Independence is 575% larger than Mount Airy. Mount Airy earns more, with a median household income $2,493 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 8%).
INDEPENDENCEMOUNT AIRYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1951,510+575% vs Mount Airy
Population density3,406625+2,781
Population growth14.4%8.3%+6.1 pts
Median age30.726.9+3.8
Male50.9%51.4%−0.5 pts
Female49.1%48.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born9.0%13.1%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%61.2%−8.1 pts
Black0.6%0.3%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%31.3%+7.2 pts
Asian1.1%5.9%−4.8 pts
Other6.8%1.3%+5.5 pts
Median household income$85,375$87,868−$2,493
Per capita income$31,794$24,355+$7,439
Poverty rate12.5%14.1%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%12.8%+14.2 pts
Graduate degree6.2%6.6%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%1.5%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation69.2%61.2%+7.9 pts
Median home value$378,800$227,500+$151,300
Median gross rent$1,665$721+$944
Owner-occupied54.6%82.5%−27.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%3.5%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%59.7%−12.7 pts
Average commute24.925.0−0.1
Worked from home13.2%5.5%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%14.2%−8.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025