Freeport, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,440 (Urban population: 26,188 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 252 (all nonfarm))

Freeport, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,479 (11,241 occupied: 7,670 owner occupied, 3,571 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1093 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $78,800

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $351

Median gross rent in Freeport, IL in 2000: $425

Housing units in Freeport with a mortgage: 3,933 (345 second mortgage, 475 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,531

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,708

In family households: 20,691 (5,094 male householders, 1,792 female householders)
5,086 spouses, 7,465 children (6,921 natural, 207 adopted, 337 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 163 other relatives, 573 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,017 (1,712 male householders (1,389 living alone)), 2,633 female householders (2,393 living alone)), 672 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 732 (557 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,299 2-persons, 1,469 3-persons, 1,315 4-persons, 549 5-persons, 170 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,782 1-person, 489 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

3,781 married couples with children.
2,094 single-parent households (359 men, 1,735 women).

94.8% of residents of Freeport speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 717 (2.7%)
(28.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Freeport, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 41
3 rooms: 120
4 rooms: 890
5 rooms: 1,690
6 rooms: 1,928
7 rooms: 1,471
8 rooms: 823
9 or more rooms: 707

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freeport, Illinois:

1 room: 83
2 rooms: 407
3 rooms: 606
4 rooms: 930
5 rooms: 696
6 rooms: 558
7 rooms: 223
8 rooms: 47
9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 186
1995 to 1998: 418
1990 to 1994: 585
1980 to 1989: 825
1970 to 1979: 1,429
1960 to 1969: 1,486
1950 to 1959: 1,650
1940 to 1949: 1,055
1939 or earlier: 4,845

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freeport:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 192
2 bedrooms: 2,120
3 bedrooms: 3,961
4 bedrooms: 1,156
5 or more bedrooms: 241

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freeport:

no bedroom: 163
1 bedroom: 1,141
2 bedrooms: 1,373
3 bedrooms: 734
4 bedrooms: 142
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Freeport in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 400
1 vehicle: 2,727
2 vehicles: 3,354
3 vehicles: 924
4 vehicles: 170
5 or more vehicles: 95

Cars and other vehicles available in Freeport in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 863
1 vehicle: 1,867
2 vehicles: 720
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 22
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Freeport, IL:

Less than $10,000: 90
$10,000 to $14,999: 86
$15,000 to $19,999: 93
$20,000 to $24,999: 143
$25,000 to $29,999: 145
$30,000 to $34,999: 156
$35,000 to $39,999: 255
$40,000 to $49,999: 595
$50,000 to $59,999: 786
$60,000 to $69,999: 758
$70,000 to $79,999: 764
$80,000 to $89,999: 655
$90,000 to $99,999: 507
$100,000 to $124,999: 613
$125,000 to $149,999: 400
$150,000 to $174,999: 169
$175,000 to $199,999: 104
$200,000 to $249,999: 86
$250,000 to $299,999: 47
$300,000 to $399,999: 12
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Freeport:

Less than $100: 166
$100 to $149: 149
$150 to $199: 176
$200 to $249: 388
$250 to $299: 517
$300 to $349: 564
$350 to $399: 453
$400 to $449: 391
$450 to $499: 246
$500 to $549: 110
$550 to $599: 115
$600 to $649: 29
$650 to $699: 54
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 23
$2,000 or more: 13
No cash rent: 148

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 356
1990 to 1994: 105
1985 to 1989: 26
1980 to 1984: 31
1975 to 1979: 12
1970 to 1974: 16
1970 to 1974: 16
1965 to 1969: 155

Freeport, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.2%
Number of people working at home: 208 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 842
5 to 9 minutes: 3737
10 to 14 minutes: 3132
15 to 19 minutes: 1239
20 to 24 minutes: 508
25 to 29 minutes: 251
30 to 34 minutes: 568
35 to 39 minutes: 135
40 to 44 minutes: 264
45 to 59 minutes: 520
60 to 89 minutes: 184
90 or more minutes: 267

Freeport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,690 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,450 (12%)
Taxi: 137 (1%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 320 (3%)
Other means: 26 (0%)
Worked at home: 208 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1267
$10,000 to $14,999: 835
$15,000 to $19,999: 949
$20,000 to $24,999: 973
$25,000 to $29,999: 791
$30,000 to $34,999: 730
$35,000 to $39,999: 770
$40,000 to $44,999: 743
$45,000 to $49,999: 607
$50,000 to $59,999: 1048
$60,000 to $74,999: 1115
$75,000 to $99,999: 866
$100,000 to $124,999: 290
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $199,999: 92
$200,000 or more: 73

First ancestries reported:

German: 7713
Other groups: 4652
Irish: 1536
United States or American: 1365
English: 1172
Italian: 624
Norwegian: 544
Polish: 451
Dutch: 374
Swedish: 277
Swiss: 277
French (except Basque): 273
Scotch-Irish: 193
Scottish: 121
European: 101
Danish: 96
Greek: 94
Hungarian: 64
Subsaharan African:: 64
Lithuanian: 55
Yugoslavian: 55
Pennsylvania German: 51
African: 50
Arab:: 48
Albanian: 46
Egyptian: 41
French Canadian: 39
Finnish: 37
British: 37
Czechoslovakian: 31
Guyanese: 26
Russian: 25
Welsh: 25
Northern European: 19
Belgian: 18
Romanian: 16
Croatian: 15
Turkish: 13
Brazilian: 10
South African: 10
Czech: 8
Armenian: 6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6
Jamaican: 6
Scandinavian: 5
Austrian: 4
Arab/Arabic: 4
Nigerian: 4
Iraqi: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (36%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Korea (6%)
Greece (6%)
France (4%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
Philippines (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 19024
Northeast: 466
Midwest: 3913
South: 1658
West: 534

55% of Freeport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 360
9th grade: 223
10th grade: 242
11th grade: 277
12th grade, no diploma: 290
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,775
Less than 1 year of college: 773
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,058
Associate degree: 449
Bachelor's degree: 949
Master's degree: 366
Professional school degree: 137
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 124
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 68
7th and 8th grade: 367
9th grade: 202
10th grade: 317
11th grade: 378
12th grade, no diploma: 183
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,441
Less than 1 year of college: 1,009
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,322
Associate degree: 690
Bachelor's degree: 1,150
Master's degree: 341
Professional school degree: 75
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 29.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,982
Black householders: $23,525
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,518
Asian householders: $36,250
Some other race householders: $45,167
Two or more races householders: $23,000
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,234

Freeport household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Freeport household income for Black or African American householders

Freeport household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Freeport household income for Asian householders

Freeport household income for some other race householders

Freeport household income for two or more races householders

Freeport household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Freeport marital status for males

Freeport marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,700
Black or African American householders: $42,900
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,200
Asian householders: $187,500
Some other race householders: $62,900
Two or more races householders: $69,100
Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,100

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,818
One, attached: 356
Two: 1,058
3 or 4: 968
5 to 9: 653
10 to 19: 214
20 to 49: 147
50 or more: 470
Mobile homes: 795

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Freeport:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (96%)
Electricity (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (70%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 580

Here:	20.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	2.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 134

Here:	11.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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