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Freeport, IL
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Freeport profile


Living in Freeport



Freeport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 23,413 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Freeport is the 99th largest community in Illinois.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Freeport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.58 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.

The percentage of adults in Freeport who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.15% of the adults in Freeport have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Freeport in 2018 was $28,348, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,392 for a family of four. However, Freeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Freeport is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Freeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Freeport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Freeport include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Freeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.