COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, Wisconsin
Freeport and Cambridge are close in size. Cambridge earns more, with a median household income $39,074 higher. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -4%).
FREEPORTCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6721,679−0% vs Cambridge
Population density1,3171,141+176
Population growth-4.2%12.4%−16.7 pts
Median age37.642.2−4.6
Male49.5%48.1%+1.4 pts
Female50.5%51.9%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.2%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%94.5%−1.2 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%2.4%−2.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other6.0%2.1%+3.9 pts
Median household income$48,843$87,917−$39,074
Per capita income$37,268$46,199−$8,931
Poverty rate27.3%8.8%+18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.401+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%40.8%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree8.5%11.0%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.7%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation63.7%70.1%−6.4 pts
Median home value$110,600$325,200−$214,600
Median gross rent$774$1,220−$446
Owner-occupied56.9%69.3%−12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%8.2%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%40.1%−16.4 pts
Average commute22.125.1−3.0
Worked from home12.1%13.2%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.7%4.5%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025