Illinois · Census place 27884
Freeport city, IL
Quick answer
Freeport city has 23,636 residents, ranking #99 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $48,181, the median home is worth $86,100 and median gross rent runs $760 a month.
- Population
- 23,636Freeport city residents
- Median household income
- $48,181Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $760Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Freeport city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Freeport city median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 58.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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