With 43,768 people, Freeport is a metro area. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $134,900, having risen by half since 2000. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $798 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,043, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Freeport
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$121,203 → $134,900(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.6% → 20.7%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age35.0 → 45.3(+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Illinois
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.6%(297)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(557)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(909)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.8%(278)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,567 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Freeport, decade by decade
Freeport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,052
$68,018
$121,203
13.6%
17.9
2000
48,979
$73,533
$146,461
15.6%
26.0
2010
47,711
$62,296
$148,604
17.2%
33.3
2020
44,630
$61,167
$120,719
20.8%
44.6
2024
43,768
$64,043
$134,900
20.7%
45.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
