Freeland is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,320 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Freeland is the 226th largest community in Washington.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Freeland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.6% of the Freeland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Freeland is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeland who work in sales jobs (10.74%), teaching (7.78%), and office and administrative support jobs (7.41%).

Of important note, Freeland is also a town of artists. Freeland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Freeland's character.

Freeland is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Freeland, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Freeland are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Freeland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 42.23 minutes every day commuting to work.

Freeland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Freeland Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Freeland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.92% of adults in Freeland have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Freeland in 2000 was $20,848, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,392 for a family of four.

The people who call Freeland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Freeland is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Freeland include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, French, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Freeland is English.