Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Independence, MO

Independence community health snapshot

7 urgent care locations for 121,740 residents of Independence — about 0.6 per 10,000 people.

• 121,740Residents
• 12.6%Without health insuranceabove Missouri's 8.8%
• $60,339Median household incomebelow Missouri's $70,702
• 22.8%Under 18above Missouri's 22.3%
• 18.7%65 and olderabove Missouri's 17.9%
• 15.8%Below the poverty lineabove Missouri's 12.6%

With 12.6% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Independence

• 6.1%Children under 5about the same as Missouri (5.8%)
• 26.4%Households with childrenbelow Missouri's 28.5%
• 37.5%Covered by public insuranceabove Missouri's 34.2%
• 61.0%Covered by private insurancebelow Missouri's 68.8%
• 17.6%Living with a disabilityabove Missouri's 14.9%
• 9.4%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Missouri's 6.7%
• 8.1%Households without a vehicleabove Missouri's 6.6%
• 23.9 minAverage commute to workMissouri average 23.5 min
• 7.3%Veterans (adults)about the same as Missouri (7.3%)

• 37.5% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Independence city, Missouri in Jackson County; Missouri comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry