COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sedan vs Independence
PLACE A
Sedan, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Independence, Oregon
Sedan is 100% smaller than Independence. Independence earns more, with a median household income $24,333 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -4%).
SEDANINDEPENDENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population4610,195−100% vs Independence
Population density913,406−3,316
Population growth-4.4%14.4%−18.9 pts
Median age50.530.7+19.8
Male52.5%50.9%+1.6 pts
Female47.5%49.1%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%53.1%+44.4 pts
Black0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%38.5%−38.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.5%6.8%−4.3 pts
Median household income$61,042$85,375−$24,333
Per capita income$40,075$31,794+$8,281
Poverty rate25.0%12.5%+12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.375−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%27.0%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree2.9%6.2%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation67.6%69.2%−1.6 pts
Median home value$85,000$378,800−$293,800
Median gross rent$280$1,665−$1,385
Owner-occupied100.0%54.6%+45.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.3%1.4%+27.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.1%−47.1 pts
Average commute26.724.9+1.7
Worked from home4.0%13.2%−9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.0%5.5%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025