COMPARING TWO PLACES
Freeport vs Monroe
PLACE A
Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Freeport is 249% larger than Monroe. Monroe earns more, with a median household income $5,104 higher. Freeport has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -14%).
FREEPORTMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,672479+249% vs Monroe
Population density1,317970+347
Population growth-4.2%-13.7%+9.5 pts
Median age37.636.7+0.9
Male49.5%51.7%−2.2 pts
Female50.5%48.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.4%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%96.5%−3.1 pts
Black0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%2.6%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other6.0%0.6%+5.3 pts
Median household income$48,843$53,947−$5,104
Per capita income$37,268$30,200+$7,068
Poverty rate27.3%12.4%+14.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.415+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%15.6%+8.0 pts
Graduate degree8.5%8.3%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%5.7%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation63.7%59.0%+4.7 pts
Median home value$110,600$174,000−$63,400
Median gross rent$774$854−$80
Owner-occupied56.9%72.0%−15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%7.0%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%51.4%−27.7 pts
Average commute22.126.2−4.1
Worked from home12.1%4.4%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%9.8%−8.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025