Fremont is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 15,812 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Fremont is the 118th largest community in Ohio. Fremont has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fremont is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.03% of the Fremont workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Fremont is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fremont who work in sales jobs (10.36%), food service (10.02%), and management occupations (7.69%). One of the benefits of Fremont is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.43 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The citizens of Fremont are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.68% of adults in Fremont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Fremont in 2022 was $26,213, which is low income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,852 for a family of four. However, Fremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fremont is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fremont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fremont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fremont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fremont include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Fremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
