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Independence, Missouri

Demographic Snapshot

	Independence	Jackson County	Kansas City MSA
Population, 2017	117,306	698,895	2,128,912
Population % Ch., 2007-2017	2.12%	5.41%	7.47%
Median Age, 2016	40.1	36.5	37.4
Land Area (sq. mi.)	77.57	604.46	7,950
High School Grads, 2016	88.5%	89.8%	91.4%
College Grads, 2016	18.1%	29.4%	35%
Labor Force, 2017	58,360	363,854	1,128,859
Unemployment Rate, 2017	4.7%	4.4%	3.8%
Note: Educational Attainment rates are for the population 25 years and older. Annual education attainment rates are not available for communities under 25,000 population. For consistency, the Educational Attainment data is from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, American Community Survey; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Company	Type of Operation	Employees
Orbital ATK	Small arms ammunition mfg.	1,708
AT&T	Telecommunications	250
Burd & Fletcher / Art Lithocraft Div.	Carton mfg.	252
Centerpoint Medical Center	Healthcare	1,404
Comprehensive Mental Health	Health services	190
Government Employees Health Association	Medical insurance service center	763
Groves, The	Continuing care retirement community	400
Unilever/Thomas J. Lipton Co.	Salad dressings, tea, and seasonings mfg.	350