Freeport.
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Illinois·Stephenson County
7 tracts·24K people·$92K median·2,027/mi²
White 68 · Black 15 · Multiracial 8 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 34 · Other 28
Health 33 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 15 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Freeport is $92,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Freeport has 23,505 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 42.8; the population is 67.8% White, 14.6% Black, 8.0% Multiracial, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Center Elem School (35%), Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate (20%) and Blackhawk Elem School (14%) lead the elementary schools; Freeport Middle School (15%) and Carl Sandburg Middle Sch (13%) lead the middle schools; Freeport High School is the high school with reported scores (8%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $793/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Freeport is $51,723 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Freeport, median rent is $793/month and the median home value is $92,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Freeport reported 2.7 violent crimes and 12.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Freeport are hail (85), drought (85) and inland flooding (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Freeport, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).