People QuickFacts Freeport Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 25,559 12,869,257 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 25,638 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.3% 0.3% Population, 2010 25,638 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.7% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.1% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 19.1% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.2% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 77.1% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 16.2% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.8% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.1% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 75.3% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 82.9% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.0% 13.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.2% 21.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 86.2% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 17.1% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.7 28.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 63.8% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 28.8% 33.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $82,500 $202,500 Households, 2006-2010 11,210 4,769,951 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.23 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,598 $28,782 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,039 $55,735 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 19.5% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Freeport Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 1,691 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 439,907 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 62,790 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 377,626 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,194 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 39,736 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts Freeport Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 11.78 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,177.0 231.1 FIPS Code 27884 17 Counties Stephenson County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts