About Freeburg

Freeburg is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 562 people and just one neighborhood, Freeburg is the 962nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

When you are in Freeburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.1% of Freeburg's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Freeburg is a borough of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.34%), sales jobs (6.20%), and food service (5.84%).

One of the benefits of Freeburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small borough, Freeburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Freeburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Freeburg ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Freeburg in 2000 was $15,893, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,572 for a family of four.

The people who call Freeburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Freeburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Freeburg include German, Italian, Irish, Pennsylvania German, Dutch, and English.

The most common language spoken in Freeburg is English.