ZIP 97351 · Independence
Who lives in ZIP code 97351 (Independence, OR): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Independence, OR · Polk County
uszips 2026
People11,454
Median age32.2
Household income$88,519
Home value$397,831
Median rent$1,672/mo
Poverty11.7%
College degree+28.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salem, OR
- Wider region
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 85 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,606
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.3% are 65 or older; 77.6% are adults.
Household income
44.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,982.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
36.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.8%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.67
- Dual-income families
- 66.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.7%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.9%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 12.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.2%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.