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Independence, MO vs Anderson, IN

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- Household income in Anderson, is 25% less than it is in Independence and is 70% below the National Average.
- Independence unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Independence, MOAnderson, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,042  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,632$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,693  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Independence, MOAnderson, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Independence, MOAnderson, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.7%13.1%
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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