Freeport, TX Population

Overview

10,864

Total Population

29.3

Median age

53.93%

Female population %

85.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

61.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,808

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Freeport's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Freeport is 29.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Freeport's population under 18 was 33.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Freeport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Freeport, 27.70% were under the age of 15, 22.91% aged 15 to 29, 38.88% aged 30 to 64, 10.11% aged 65 to 84, and 0.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 854 more females than males in Freeport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.93% females and 46.07% males in Freeport, TX.
The Freeport, TX gender ratio is 85.4:100 i.e. 85.4 men to 100 women (0.854).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 570.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 754.

Freeport's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Freeport population: 50.41% are White, 17.13% are Black or African American, 1.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are Asian, 0.45% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.83% are some other race and 16.53% are multiracial.
Freeport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,808 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,056 (37.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Freeport is White with a population of 5,476 (50.41% of the total population).

Freeport's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,725 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Freeport's population decreased by 650 (5.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Freeport's population decreased by 1,380 (11.44%), 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 10,546.