Demographics of Freeport city, Illinois

Freeport city, Illinois had 23,202 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −756 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Freeport city, in four figures

23,202
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,505 ±40.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −756 people.; 42.8 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,723 ±$3,591
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Freeport city, Illinois's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Freeport city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Freeport city, Illinois's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Freeport city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,958	100.0	100.0
2021	23,726	99.0	100.2
2022	23,484	98.0	100.7
2023	23,371	97.5	101.6
2024	23,311	97.3	102.5
2025	23,202	96.8	103.1

Population of Freeport city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,958	—
2021	23,726	−232
2022	23,484	−242
2023	23,371	−113
2024	23,311	−60
2025	23,202	−109

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±1.4: for men 39.3 ±2.5 and for women 46.7 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Freeport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	1,479 ±212	6.3% ±0.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,498 ±391	14.9% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,938 ±330	8.2% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,426 ±452	23.1% ±1.9	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,512 ±473	23.5% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,652 ±444	24.0% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,723 ±$3,591, and income per person $31,004 ±$1,753, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Freeport city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	2,540 ±405	23.4% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,713 ±367	25.0% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,073 ±303	19.1% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,146 ±237	10.6% ±2.2	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,726 ±345	15.9% ±3.2	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	300 ±131	2.8% ±1.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	343 ±126	3.2% ±1.2	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Freeport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	4,472 ±781	19.6% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,361 ±386	27.9% ±7.1	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,251 ±438	20.3% ±3.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	860 ±221	12.5% ±3.1	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Freeport city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Freeport city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	12,056 ±263	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±1.1	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±2.0	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±3.3	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±3.3	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$92,100 ±$7,437	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$793 ±$39	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±3	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Freeport city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,784 ±244	7.6% ±1.0	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,936 ±380	67.8% ±1.6	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,424 ±409	14.6% ±1.7	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	286 ±90	1.2% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 96	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 332	0% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,877 ±450	8.0% ±1.9	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Freeport city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	16,884 ±645	71.8% ±2.7	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,748 ±627	24.5% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 153	0.1% to 0.7%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	784 ±221	3.3% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	118 to 416	0.5% to 1.8%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	517 ±213	2.2% ±0.9	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Freeport city among the places of Illinois

100th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Freeport city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rolling Meadows city	24,027 ±589
Kankakee city	23,996 ±499
Elmwood Park village	23,868 ±39
Westmont village	23,724 ±281
Yorkville city	23,617 ±568
Freeport city	23,505 ±40
Loves Park city	23,502 ±472
Lisle village	23,407 ±50
Maywood village	23,201 ±35
Roselle village	22,752 ±35
Machesney Park village	22,630 ±131

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026