Freeport is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,550 people and three associated neighborhoods, Freeport is the 238th largest community in Texas.When you are in Freeport, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.06% of Freeport’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Freeport is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeport who work in maintenance occupations (9.76%), food service (8.98%), and office and administrative support (8.73%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Freeport has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Freeport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Freeport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Freeport may be for you. Freeport is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Being a small city, Freeport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Freeport have a very low rate of college education: just 7.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Freeport in 2022 was $28,484, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,936 for a family of four. However, Freeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Freeport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Freeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Freeport, accounting for 56.88% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Freeport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Freeport include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Freeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
