CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Free Soil

Michigan · 144 residents · 1.04 sq mi

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Free Soil is home to 144 people in Michigan. The median age is 43.4, about 10 years above the US median. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $30,000. Households here earn about 35% less than in Michigan as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

144

−19%vs 2000

vs 177 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.4

+8%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024112

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.2%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.5%(5)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140%(0)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1916%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(4)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.7%(14)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(25)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416%(23)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(13)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.7%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(3)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,250

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,260

−23%vs 2000

vs $13,329 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$475

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(165)

Black2.3%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(134)

Black3.5%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.5%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

English20.5%(23)

Polish15.2%(17)

German13.4%(15)

Irish7.1%(8)

American4.5%(5)

Italian4.5%(5)

Dutch3.6%(4)

Swedish3.6%(4)

Norwegian2.7%(3)

Croatian1.8%(2)

French Canadian1.8%(2)

Lithuanian1.8%(2)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.9%(1)

French0.9%(1)

Hungarian0.9%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.4%

−17.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married22.4%(13)

Married32.8%(19)

Widowed19%(11)

Divorced25.9%(15)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(12)

Married52.3%(23)

Widowed15.9%(7)

Divorced4.5%(2)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.6%

+6.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.8%

−30.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.8%

+14.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.5%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.1%

−17.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.0%

+11.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21.1%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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