CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Freeport

New York · 39,894 residents · 4.84 sq mi

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Freeport is home to 39,894 people in New York. The typical home is worth $168,900. Households here earn about 33% more than in New York as a whole. Median household income runs $43,948, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $625 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 7.4%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,894

−9%vs 2000

vs 43,783 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,960)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(2,501)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(2,566)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,753)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(3,298)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(7,326)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(6,056)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(4,762)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(3,637)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(2,460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(1,156)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,948

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,948 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,018

−20%vs 2000

vs $21,288 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$168,900

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $175,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$625

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $860 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.6%(13,835)

Black31.1%(13,610)

Hispanic / Latino33.5%(14,648)

Asian1.3%(579)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.5%(22,530)

Black32.4%(12,937)

Hispanic / Latino20.3%(8,116)

Asian1.5%(604)

Other9.6%(3,823)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American17.7%(7,791)

Dominican14.3%(6,326)

Salvadoran12%(5,289)

South American5%(2,206)

Puerto Rican3.1%(1,376)

Colombian2.8%(1,249)

Guatemalan2.6%(1,133)

Honduran1.5%(680)

Mexican1.5%(644)

Ecuadorian1.1%(486)

Cuban1.1%(483)

Panamanian0.8%(365)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.7%(309)

Nicaraguan0.6%(260)

Chilean0.2%(67)

Costa Rican0.1%(64)

Argentine0.1%(46)

Venezuelan0.1%(39)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(310)

Filipino0.6%(271)

Chinese0.6%(262)

Korean0.3%(135)

Japanese0%(10)

Pakistani0%(9)

Ancestry

West Indian10%(4,423)

Haitian4.3%(1,880)

Italian4.1%(1,803)

Jamaican3.9%(1,705)

American3.2%(1,417)

Irish3%(1,332)

German1.8%(805)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.6%(721)

Subsaharan African1.4%(606)

Russian1%(429)

Nigerian0.9%(395)

Polish0.9%(376)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

English0.6%(282)

Greek0.5%(238)

Portuguese0.5%(232)

French0.5%(222)

Guyanese0.5%(204)

Scottish0.3%(112)

Barbadian0.2%(95)

Norwegian0.1%(51)

Swedish0.1%(47)

Croatian0.1%(46)

Romanian0.1%(40)

British0.1%(39)

Hungarian0.1%(38)

Ukrainian0.1%(37)

Arab0.1%(36)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Iraqi0.1%(25)

Serbian0%(19)

Austrian0%(18)

Ghanaian0%(18)

Latvian0%(15)

Egyptian0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Iranian0%(10)

Czech0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(9)

French Canadian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest West Indian population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.0 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married46.4%(8,571)

Married44%(8,127)

Widowed3.2%(593)

Divorced6.3%(1,170)

Women 15+

Never married37.4%(6,849)

Married43.3%(7,935)

Widowed6.4%(1,166)

Divorced13%(2,380)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% 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)20%(258)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(330)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(423)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,289 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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