COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Butler
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Butler, Pennsylvania
Freeport is 87% smaller than Butler. Freeport earns more, with a median household income $4,596 higher.
FREEPORTBUTLERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,67212,879−87% vs Butler
Population density1,3174,737−3,420
Population growth-4.2%-1.9%−2.4 pts
Median age37.638.1−0.5
Male49.5%52.0%−2.5 pts
Female50.5%48.0%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.0%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%89.7%+3.6 pts
Black0.4%3.2%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%3.0%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.0%3.6%+2.3 pts
Median household income$48,843$44,247+$4,596
Per capita income$37,268$30,500+$6,768
Poverty rate27.3%21.4%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.489+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%23.0%+0.6 pts
Graduate degree8.5%4.6%+3.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%8.2%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation63.7%60.0%+3.7 pts
Median home value$110,600$108,100+$2,500
Median gross rent$774$818−$44
Owner-occupied56.9%46.1%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%16.3%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%49.3%−25.6 pts
Average commute22.122.1−0.0
Worked from home12.1%7.6%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured1.7%5.9%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025