COMPARING TWO PLACES
Coldwater vs Freeport
PLACE A
Coldwater, MI
VS
PLACE B
Freeport, IL
Coldwater is 6% larger than Freeport. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Coldwater has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -6%).
COLDWATERFREEPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population45,99343,220+6% vs Freeport
Population density9177+14
Population growth-0.9%-6.5%+5.6 pts
Median age40.645.3−4.7
Male51.8%48.9%+2.9 pts
Female48.2%51.1%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.9%2.6%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%78.9%+7.5 pts
Black1.7%8.5%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%5.6%+1.2 pts
Asian0.4%0.8%−0.4 pts
Other4.7%6.2%−1.5 pts
Median household income$63,724$64,043−$319
Per capita income$31,163$35,305−$4,142
Poverty rate16.4%13.9%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.420Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%20.7%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree4.9%7.0%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%4.3%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation58.1%60.6%−2.5 pts
Median home value$162,500$134,900+$27,600
Median gross rent$959$798+$161
Owner-occupied77.7%70.9%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%9.2%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.9%39.0%−1.1 pts
Average commute22.720.7+2.0
Worked from home6.2%10.3%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.8%5.2%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025