COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alma vs Freeport
PLACE A
Alma, MI
VS
PLACE B
Freeport, IL
Alma and Freeport are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ALMAFREEPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population41,19043,220−5% vs Freeport
Population density7277−4
Population growth-1.7%-6.5%+4.8 pts
Median age39.645.3−5.7
Male54.0%48.9%+5.1 pts
Female46.0%51.1%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.6%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.0%78.9%+4.0 pts
Black5.8%8.5%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%5.6%+2.0 pts
Asian0.4%0.8%−0.4 pts
Other3.2%6.2%−3.0 pts
Median household income$63,556$64,043−$487
Per capita income$30,221$35,305−$5,084
Poverty rate14.0%13.9%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%20.7%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree5.8%7.0%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation52.7%60.6%−7.9 pts
Median home value$147,500$134,900+$12,600
Median gross rent$834$798+$36
Owner-occupied78.9%70.9%+8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%9.2%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%39.0%+2.9 pts
Average commute23.920.7+3.2
Worked from home7.7%10.3%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.6%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.2%5.2%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025