COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Alma
PLACE A
Freeport, IL
VS
PLACE B
Alma, MI
Freeport and Alma are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
FREEPORTALMADIFFERENCE
Total population43,22041,190+5% vs Alma
Population density7772+4
Population growth-6.5%-1.7%−4.8 pts
Median age45.339.6+5.7
Male48.9%54.0%−5.1 pts
Female51.1%46.0%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born2.6%1.3%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%83.0%−4.0 pts
Black8.5%5.8%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%7.7%−2.0 pts
Asian0.8%0.4%+0.4 pts
Other6.2%3.2%+3.0 pts
Median household income$64,043$63,556+$487
Per capita income$35,305$30,221+$5,084
Poverty rate13.9%14.0%−0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%18.7%+2.0 pts
Graduate degree7.0%5.8%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.2%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.6%52.7%+7.9 pts
Median home value$134,900$147,500−$12,600
Median gross rent$798$834−$36
Owner-occupied70.9%78.9%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%8.1%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%41.9%−2.9 pts
Average commute20.723.9−3.2
Worked from home10.3%7.7%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.2%4.2%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025