Freeport, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

44,042

0.989% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

45.2

0.877% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$61,943

7.68% 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.

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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.

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

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.

About the photo: Debate Square, Freeport IL

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United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Freeport, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

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 lower than 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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Freeport, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
923 ± 148
Gulf War (1990s)
393 ± 141
Korea
236 ± 97

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

Economy

The economy of Freeport, IL employs 20.3k people. The largest industries in Freeport, IL are Manufacturing (3,794 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,351 people), and Retail Trade (2,165 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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.

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).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

84
Other Services (except Public Administration)
74
Construction
52
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$221k
Construction
$209k
Manufacturing
$126k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

N/ADick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

N/ATammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

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.

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%).

Admissions & Enrollments

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.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
122 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
87 degrees awarded
Child Care Provider
3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A 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 N/A from schools in Freeport, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Highland Community College

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.

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.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the counties in Freeport, IL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Freeport, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.2%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
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.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Freeport, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Freeport, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Freeport, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1232 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1231 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1213 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

1,232 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,232 patients per year. This represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1,231 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.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Freeport, IL N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Freeport, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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