Overview
24,087
Total Population
43.5
Median age
53.09%
Female population %
88.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
73.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,463
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Freeport's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Freeport is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Freeport's population under 18 was 22.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Freeport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Freeport, 19.26% were under the age of 15, 17.62% aged 15 to 29, 40.04% aged 30 to 64, 18.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.23% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 1,487 more females than males in Freeport:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.09% females and 46.91% males in Freeport, IL.
- The Freeport, IL gender ratio is 88.4:100 i.e. 88.4 men to 100 women (0.884).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 905.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,047.
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Race / Ethnicity
Freeport's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Freeport population: 73.33% are White, 16.34% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.23% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 8.46% are multiracial.
- Freeport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 1,463 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,624 (93.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Freeport is White with a population of 17,664 (73.33% of the total population).
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Year by year
Freeport's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 26,332 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Freeport's population decreased by 715 (2.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Freeport's population decreased by 1,725 (6.73%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Freeport's population was lowest in year 2022 at 23,413.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)