Independence, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Independence, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,469. 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-OH · Independence, OH 1 ZIPs · 20,469 pop · #4360/25278 · Cuyahoga County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $100,594
  • RANK-TOP #4360/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beachwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $270,600

Nearest income peer: Beachwood, OH (+ $636 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, OH sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,594
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 $100,594 and home value $270,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 39.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Ohio, New Richmond is the closest lower-income city and Whipple 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

One ZIP, 44131, is all of Independence

There is no split to weigh here: 44131 holds every one of Independence's 20,469 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Independence's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,326 establishments, 39,575 employees , annual payroll $2,839,655k (~65 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 44131 (1,326 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (212) · also Finance and insurance · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Independence, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Cuyahoga County, which covers 52 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Independence. See the Cuyahoga County roll-up →

Independence lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Cuyahoga County: Strongsville, Chagrin Falls and Westlake earn more and Cleveland, Lakewood and Euclid earn less. Euclid marks the far end of that range at $48,886, 51% below Independence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
44131 20,469 $100,594 1,326 492

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, .