43973 Zip Code (Freeport, OH) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,411
Zip code population in 2010: 1,996
Zip code population in 2000: 1,968

Houses and condos: 1,348
Renter-occupied apartments: 123
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 43973: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,361 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,338 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 43973:

• High school or higher: 78.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 43973:

• Never married: 22.5%
• Now married: 56.7%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 15.9%

• 
• • 2,35797.8%White
  • 492.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 43973, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,488 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,488
State:	$67,288

Salary/wage: $44,025 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$44,025
State:	$55,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1187.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3430.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6078.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10440.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16036.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $710 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$710
Ohio:	$1,518

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 126.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,700 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$7,167

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 202.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,433 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,433
State:	+$18,919

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 89.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,275 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$16,275
State:	+$13,744

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.9% for AGIs below $25k, 353.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 449.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1732.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,417 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

43973:	$8,417
Ohio:	$18,876

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 725.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,327 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,327
State:	$2,304

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.1% for AGIs below $25k, 56.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 43973, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,608 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,608
State:	$54,926

Salary/wage: $37,349 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,349
State:	$45,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.2% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $775 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$775
Ohio:	$1,297

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,233 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,233
State:	$5,821

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,640 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,640
State:	+$11,232

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,300 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$13,300
State:	+$12,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,600 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

43973:	$5,600
Ohio:	$14,511

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,200 (15% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,200
State:	$21,278

Here:	14.5% of AGI
State:	18.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,520 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,520
State:	$3,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $11,233 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

43973:	$11,233
State:	$9,568

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$2,285

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.8%

Here:	61%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 48.1% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 43973, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,505 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,505
State:	$44,480

Salary/wage: $27,983 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$27,983
State:	$39,198

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $824 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$824
Ohio:	$1,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $980 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$980
State:	$3,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,808 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,808
State:	+$8,582

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,234 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,234
State:	+$10,813

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,258 (25% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,258
State:	$17,503

Here:	25.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,250 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$3,087

Here:	4.2% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $2,915 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

43973:	$2,915
State:	$6,781

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,612 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,612
State:	$1,696

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.4%

Here:	62%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $10k, 58.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 44699, 43983, 43736, 44693, 43985, 44683.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 128
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 750

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 127 (92 now married, 35 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 258 (118 now married, 139 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 43973 with a mortgage: 282 (78 second mortgage, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,358
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 43973 household income distribution in 2022

• 58Less than $10,000
• 54$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 47$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 55$30,000 to $34,999
• 54$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 82$60,000 to $74,999
• 228$75,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 68$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 43973

• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 23$70,000 to $79,999
• 34$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 76$175,000 to $199,999
• 145$200,000 to $249,999
• 35$250,000 to $299,999
• 60$300,000 to $399,999
• 36$400,000 to $499,999
• 47$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 43973

• 2$150 to $199
• 12$200 to $249
• 5$250 to $299
• 12$300 to $349
• 13$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 7$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 21$650 to $699
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $743.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $141,908.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,931

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $193,745 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,027 - $265,142

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $182,377

Here:	$182,377
State:	$254,366

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,840

Here:	$190,840
State:	$225,733

In 2-unit structures: $183,333

Here:	$183,333
State:	$144,384

Mobile homes: $95,777

Here:	$95,777
State:	$62,719

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 993
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 11
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 2
• Mobile homes: 309

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 43973

• 77.7%770Drove a car alone
• 13.7%136Carpooled
• 2.2%22Walked
• 3.9%39Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 43973

• 51Less than 5 minutes
• 935 to 9 minutes
• 4110 to 14 minutes
• 8215 to 19 minutes
• 7320 to 24 minutes
• 9525 to 29 minutes
• 17330 to 34 minutes
• 5735 to 39 minutes
• 4140 to 44 minutes
• 12745 to 59 minutes
• 3760 to 89 minutes
• 5290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,411

• Male householders: 452 (136 living alone), Female householders: 426 (54 living alone)

• 452 spouses (452 opposite-sex spouses), 82 unmarried partners, (82 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 736 children (701 natural, 30 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 141 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 0 foster children, 44 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 235 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 189 1-person, 54 2-persons

514 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (19 men, 55 women).

93.4% of residents of 43973 zip code speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 33% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%

Population in 1990: 1,905. Population change in the 1990s: +63 (+3.3%).

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

• This state: 1,843
• Northeast: 278
• Midwest: 31
• South: 195
• West: 47

74% of the 43973 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Ohio.

95% of the 43973 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (10-19: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Marinas (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 21. The highest number of reported fires - 32 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2016. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.1%), and Outside Fires (30.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 43973
• 19756.1%Structure Fires
• 10830.8%Outside Fires
• 4111.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 51.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 43973, Ohio

Most common first names in zip code 43973 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	23	68.4 years
John	23	74.5 years
William	21	75.8 years
Charles	19	76.3 years
Mary	16	84.1 years
Robert	11	69.8 years
Donald	9	70.7 years
Richard	9	65.8 years
Helen	9	80.1 years
Ruth	8	80.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 43973 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Baker	9	83.5 years
Simpson	8	78.3 years
Bardall	8	80.6 years
Vanfossen	8	82.2 years
Dunlap	8	81.2 years
Jones	7	67.4 years
Mallarnee	7	87.2 years
Gray	7	80.6 years
Hamilton	7	71.7 years
Clark	6	85.7 years