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Independence, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Independence, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,796. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet INDEPENDENCE-KY · Independence, KY 1 ZIPs · 26,796 pop · #3808/25278 · Kenton County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $104,201
  • RANK-TOP #3808/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ft Mitchell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,796
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $268,900

Nearest income peer: Ft Mitchell, KY ( $6,927 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Independence

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Independence on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Independence, KY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 15%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,796
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$104,201
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $104,201 and home value $268,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Island is the closest lower-income city and Fort Thomas the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Independence.

Population concentration

Independence's single ZIP 41051 carries the town

Independence is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 41051 is the entire residential footprint (26,796 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Independence

Citywide ZBP: 328 establishments, 5,994 employees , annual payroll $264,310k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41051 (328 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Independence, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Kenton County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Independence. See the Kenton County roll-up →

No other city sharing Kenton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Independence. Ft Mitchell, Covington and Erlanger sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Latonia marks the far end of that range at $65,683, 37% below Independence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41051 26,796 $104,201 328 356
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Independence roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Independence, .