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Freeburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes

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The population of the city of Freeburg, Pennsylvania (Freeburg, PA — Census place “Freeburg borough”) is 810 residents, ranking #1090 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $60,536, the median home is worth $175,000 and median gross rent runs $1,031 a month. Looking for the Freeburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Freeburg, PA: 17827.

Population
810Freeburg borough residents
Median household income
$60,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$175,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,031Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
47.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
78.8%Owner-occupied households

Freeburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Freeburg.

The Freeburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Freeburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Freeburg borough median would spend about 20.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 78.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Freeburg borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Freeburg borough is a very small community in Pennsylvania, with 810 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1090 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 45% of them. The median age here is 47.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Freeburg borough earn a median of $60,536 a year, 22.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 3.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Freeburg borough is valued at $175,000, 42.3% below the national figure and 9% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,031 a month, 26.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,372 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 810 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Freeburg borough against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Freeburg borough?
Freeburg borough has 810 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1090 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Freeburg borough?
Median household income in Freeburg borough is $60,536 a year, 22.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Freeburg borough?
Median gross rent is $1,031 a month and the median home value is $175,000, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
Is Freeburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Freeburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Freeburg borough data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.