Freeport is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,550 people and three associated neighborhoods, Freeport is the 238th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Freeport is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.06% of the Freeport workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Freeport is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeport who work in maintenance occupations (9.76%), food service (8.98%), and office and administrative support (8.73%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Freeport has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Freeport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Freeport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Freeport may be for you. One of the nice things about Freeport is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Freeport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Freeport has a very low overall level of education: only 7.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Freeport in 2022 was $28,484, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,936 for a family of four. However, Freeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Freeport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Freeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Freeport, accounting for 56.88% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 Irish, German, English, Polish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Freeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
