Freeport, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
44,042
0.989% 1-year decline
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
45.2
0.877% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
13.1%
1.6% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$61,943
7.68% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$127,500
4.51% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
20,326
0.519% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Freeport, IL had a population of 44k people with a median age of 45.2 and a median household income of $61,943. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Freeport, IL declined from 44,482 to 44,042, a −0.989% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,527 to $61,943, a 7.68% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Freeport, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (80%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.43%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.84%), White (Hispanic) (2.12%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.73%).

None of the households in Freeport, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Freeport, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Freeport, IL are Highland Community College (649 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Freeport, IL was $127,500, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Freeport, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Freeport, IL was 2 cars per household.

Freeport, IL borders Madison, WI, Rochelle, IL, and Rockford, IL.

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Population & Diversity

Freeport, IL is home to a population of 44k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.44% of Freeport, IL residents were born outside of the country (1.08k people).

In 2023, there were 9.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.2k people) in Freeport, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.13k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.8%
2023 Citizenship
98.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Freeport, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Freeport, IL was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Freeport, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.2k ± 124
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.71k ± 407
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 410
5.3%
Hispanic Population
2.34k people

In 2023, there were 9.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.2k people) in Freeport, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.13k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.3% of the people in Freeport, IL are hispanic (2.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Freeport, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.44%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.08k people
2.37%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
1.06k people

As of 2023, 2.44% of Freeport, IL residents (1.08k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Freeport, IL was 2.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    923 ± 148
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    393 ± 141
  3. Korea
    236 ± 97

Freeport, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Freeport, IL employs 20.3k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Freeport, IL were Manufacturing (3,794 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,351 people), and Retail Trade (2,165 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($70,750), Construction ($61,295), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,869).

Occupations

20.3k
2023 Value
± 963
0.519%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Freeport, IL grew at a rate of 0.519%, from 20.2k employees to 20.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Freeport, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,723 people), Production Occupations (2,348 people), and Management Occupations (2,027 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Freeport, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

20.3k
2023 Value
± 963
0.519%
1 Year growth
± 6.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Freeport, IL grew at a rate of 0.519%, from 20.2k employees to 20.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Freeport, IL, are Manufacturing (3,794 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,351 people), and Retail Trade (2,165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Freeport, IL, though some of these residents may live in Freeport, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,937
Median earning men ± $2,355
$33,656
Median earning women ± $2,369

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,590), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,587), and Construction ($62,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($53,648), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,211), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,157).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 84
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 74
    Construction
  3. 52
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $221k
    Construction
  2. $209k
    Manufacturing
  3. $126k
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Freeport, IL awarded 649 degrees. The student population of Freeport, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 513 male students and 856 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Freeport, IL are White (508 and 78.6%), followed by Black or African American (40 and 6.19%), Hispanic or Latino (39 and 6.04%), and Two or More Races (23 and 3.56%).

The largest universities in Freeport, IL by number of degrees awarded are Highland Community College (649 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Freeport, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (178 and 27.4%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (122 and 18.8%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (87 and 13.4%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,369 students enrolled in Freeport, IL, 37.5% men and 62.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,010 records, of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

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Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Freeport, IL was Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor with 122 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Freeport, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
649 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Highland Community College with 649 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 291 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Freeport, IL, which is 0.813 times less than the 358 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 508 degrees mean that there were 12.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 40 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,904) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,072) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($670) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.23% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.11% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.6M), Bachelors Degree (2.12M), and Some college (2.1M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Freeport, IL was $127,500 in 2023, which is 0.42 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $122,000 to $127,500, a 4.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Freeport, IL is 71%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Freeport, IL have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Freeport, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$127,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$6,121
$13,824
Median Property Taxes
±$686

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Freeport, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Freeport, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

71%
Homeownership
2023
60.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 71% of the housing units in Freeport, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,943
Median Household Income
± $3,064
19.5k
Number of Households
± 917

In 2023, the median household income of the 19.5k households in Freeport, IL grew to $61,943 from the previous year's value of $57,527.

The following chart displays the households in Freeport, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Freeport, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (77.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.06%)

In 2023, 77.2% of workers in Freeport, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Freeport, IL have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in Freeport, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Freeport, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Freeport, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Freeport, IL (5.68k out of 43.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Freeport, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Freeport, IL has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 21.4% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.865% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.6% increase from the previous year (1,232 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 318 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,264 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 2.6% increase from the previous year (1,232 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Illinois in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.23%
Uninsured
42.4%
Employer Coverage
21.4%
Medicaid
19.2%
Medicare
11%
Non-Group
0.865%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Freeport, IL declined by 14.1% from 6.1% to 5.23%.

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