Demographics of Freeport town, Maine

Freeport town, Maine had 8,934 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +199 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 town, in four figures

8,934
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,802 ±18.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +199 people.; 48.8 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,326 ±$19,268
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Freeport town, Maine's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Freeport town, Maine'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Freeport town, Maine's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Freeport town, Maine'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	8,735	100.0	100.0
2021	8,778	100.5	100.2
2022	8,798	100.7	100.7
2023	8,824	101.0	101.6
2024	8,895	101.8	102.5
2025	8,934	102.3	103.1

Population of Freeport town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,735	—
2021	8,778	+43
2022	8,798	+20
2023	8,824	+26
2024	8,895	+71
2025	8,934	+39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.8 ±4.3: for men 45.3 ±4.7 and for women 51.9 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Freeport town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	666 ±196	7.6% ±2.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,039 ±233	11.8% ±2.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	408 ±165	4.6% ±1.9	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,969 ±344	22.4% ±3.9	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,369 ±374	26.9% ±4.3	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,351 ±427	26.7% ±4.9	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,326 ±$19,268, and income per person $60,370 ±$5,580, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Freeport town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	453 ±216	12.0% ±5.7	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±199	12.2% ±5.2	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	400 ±135	10.6% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	463 ±146	12.3% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	661 ±188	17.6% ±4.9	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	542 ±239	14.4% ±6.3	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	785 ±191	20.8% ±4.9	9.4% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	741 ±296	8.5% ±3.4	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	46 to 288	2.9% to 16.7%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	461 ±196	11.2% ±4.7	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 230	0% to 8.0%	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Freeport town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Freeport town	Maine	United States
Housing units	4,249 ±282	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±1.4	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±5.2	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±2.8	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±7.3	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$508,400 ±$75,899	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,439 ±$123	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±4	1977 ±1	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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21 to 175	0.2% to 2.0%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,061 ±329	91.6% ±3.7	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.7%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 415	0.3% to 4.7%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	161 to 593	1.8% to 6.7%	4.2% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	4,475 ±424	50.8% ±4.8	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,837 ±410	43.6% ±4.7	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	23 to 287	0.3% to 3.3%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	335 ±139	3.8% ±1.6	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	90 to 318	1.0% to 3.6%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	57 to 205	0.6% to 2.3%	1.9% ±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 town among the places and towns of Maine

32nd of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Freeport town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brewer city	9,652 ±33
Cape Elizabeth town	9,606 ±23
Old Orchard Beach CDP	9,244 ±24
Yarmouth town	9,053 ±23
Bath city	8,815 ±16
Freeport town	8,802 ±18
Presque Isle city	8,736 ±29
Ellsworth city	8,657 ±20
Skowhegan town	8,653 ±20
Cumberland town	8,647 ±22
Buxton town	8,512 ±31

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