Missouri · Census place 2935000
Independence, Missouri
Independence is a city in Jackson County, Missouri with an estimated 121,629 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 338 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 121,629
- #5 of 338 in Missouri
- Change since 2020
- -1.0%
- -1,216 people
- Land area
- 78.0 sq mi
- + 0.44 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,560 / sq mi
- State median 1,448
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Independence population, 2020 to 2024
Independence lost 1,216 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.0%. In the latest year it moved by +569. Among 135 Missouri places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 99th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Missouri has 12,239 people, so Independence is 9.9 times that size.
Independence covers 77.99 square miles of land and 0.44 of water, for 1,560 people per square mile of land. The median Missouri place of 5,000+ has 1,448, so Independence is close to the typical town.
What county Independence is in
All of Independence's residents live in Jackson County, which had 727,362 residents in 2024. Independence holds 16.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Independence
9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Independence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 64015, 64016, 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Independence is
The Census internal point of Independence is at 39.085500, -94.352100. Jefferson City, the capital, is 122.4 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kansas City, MO (516,032 people), 11.0 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 268 m (879 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.085500, -94.352100
- DMS
- 39°05'7.80"N 94°21'7.56"W
- UTM
- 15N 383058.1E 4327134.7N
- Geohash
- 9yuykgqcs
- Plus code
- 86F73JPX+65
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Daylight in Independence
At 39.09° N, Independence gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 30 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Independence daylight page.
Places near Independence
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Missouri, measured between internal points. The closest is Sugar Creek, 4.8 miles away, with 3,223 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Independence, MO?
121,629 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,216 (1.0%) from 122,845 in July 2020.
What county is Independence in?
Jackson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Independence?
9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 64015, 64016, 64050, 64052, 64053, 64054, 64055, 64056, 64057.
How far is Independence from Jefferson City?
122.4 miles (197.0 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Independence.
What is the nearest larger city to Independence?
Kansas City, MO, with 516,032 residents, 11.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.