CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Freeport

Florida · 848 residents · 22.2 sq mi

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Freeport is home to 848 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $39,000. Households here earn about 35% less than in Florida as a whole. 24.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

848

−29%vs 2000

vs 1,190 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

22.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(74)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(69)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(80)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(120)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(118)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(110)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(66)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(40)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,802

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,735 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,041

−43%vs 2000

vs $14,114 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.8%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

+10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(1,093)

Black2.4%(28)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(13)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(784)

Black1.7%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other5.9%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.9%(661)

South American2.7%(178)

Colombian2.1%(143)

Cuban1.8%(120)

Puerto Rican1.2%(80)

Peruvian0.5%(35)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(26)

Korean0.2%(11)

Laotian0.1%(6)

Filipino0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German14.1%(941)

English13.8%(920)

Irish11.9%(793)

Italian5.8%(389)

American4.2%(280)

Scottish3.7%(247)

French2.2%(148)

Polish1.8%(121)

Hungarian1.7%(115)

Norwegian1.5%(98)

Ukrainian0.8%(51)

Romanian0.7%(47)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

British0.7%(44)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(40)

Finnish0.3%(23)

Welsh0.3%(23)

Canadian0.2%(16)

Czech0.2%(15)

Danish0.2%(15)

Dutch0.2%(15)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

Russian0.2%(12)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Swedish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21%(529)

Married71.3%(1,797)

Widowed0.3%(7)

Divorced7.5%(189)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(526)

Married60.8%(1,605)

Widowed8.1%(213)

Divorced11.1%(294)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.6%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.5%

−13.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)47.7%(269)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)64.5%(364)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.9%(112)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 564 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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