COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Lake Jackson
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lake Jackson, Texas
Freeport is 94% smaller than Lake Jackson. Lake Jackson earns more, with a median household income $42,095 higher. Lake Jackson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
FREEPORTLAKE JACKSONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,67227,803−94% vs Lake Jackson
Population density1,3171,409−92
Population growth-4.2%4.9%−9.2 pts
Median age37.635.7+1.9
Male49.5%50.2%−0.7 pts
Female50.5%49.8%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.3%6.9%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%57.3%+36.0 pts
Black0.4%6.9%−6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%30.6%−30.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other6.0%3.4%+2.6 pts
Median household income$48,843$90,938−$42,095
Per capita income$37,268$42,090−$4,822
Poverty rate27.3%11.7%+15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%27.8%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree8.5%10.0%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%8.0%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation63.7%65.0%−1.3 pts
Median home value$110,600$250,100−$139,500
Median gross rent$774$1,478−$704
Owner-occupied56.9%61.7%−4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%7.0%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%43.5%−19.8 pts
Average commute22.120.7+1.3
Worked from home12.1%5.6%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%14.2%−12.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025