MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Freeport Micro

Freeport, IL · 1 counties · 48,052 residents · 564 sq mi

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With 48,052 people, Freeport is a metro area. The typical home is worth $50,500. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $321 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 9.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,052

−2%vs 2000

vs 48,979 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

85 / sq mi

−2%vs 2000

vs 87 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

564 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(3,431)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(3,733)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(3,250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(3,357)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(2,726)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(7,521)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(6,624)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(5,325)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(4,384)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(4,267)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,640)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(794)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,340

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,366 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,156

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,794 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(43,404)

Black7.6%(3,732)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(747)

Asian0.7%(332)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(44,588)

Black6.3%(3,047)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(328)

Asian0.6%(292)

Other0.3%(125)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(1,848)

Puerto Rican0.6%(269)

South American0.5%(198)

Colombian0.2%(108)

Peruvian0.2%(90)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Dominican0%(20)

Spaniard0%(16)

Central American0%(6)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(119)

Asian Indian0.2%(73)

Chinese0.2%(68)

Vietnamese0.1%(32)

Korean0.1%(29)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(15)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German36.8%(16,128)

Irish13%(5,688)

English10.1%(4,434)

American3.1%(1,368)

Italian3.1%(1,340)

Dutch2.8%(1,222)

Swedish2.6%(1,132)

Polish2.2%(966)

Swiss2.2%(959)

Norwegian2.1%(924)

French1.2%(514)

Scottish1.1%(469)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(224)

Lithuanian0.4%(194)

British0.4%(189)

Czech0.4%(174)

Welsh0.4%(171)

Subsaharan African0.3%(145)

Finnish0.3%(141)

Russian0.3%(130)

Danish0.3%(118)

French Canadian0.2%(87)

Greek0.2%(83)

Belgian0.2%(69)

Hungarian0.1%(59)

Guyanese0.1%(46)

Austrian0.1%(45)

Ukrainian0.1%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(27)

Serbian0.1%(23)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(22)

Arab0%(21)

Bulgarian0%(13)

Romanian0%(11)

Slovak0%(11)

Lebanese0%(10)

West Indian0%(10)

Haitian0%(4)

Iraqi0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(5,697)

Married54%(9,413)

Widowed3%(527)

Divorced10.2%(1,780)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(5,108)

Married49.5%(9,266)

Widowed10.3%(1,925)

Divorced13%(2,436)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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