Freeport is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,546 people and three associated neighborhoods, Freeport is the 238th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Freeport is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.70% of the Freeport workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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 food service (11.04%), office and administrative support (9.17%), and sales jobs (7.59%). 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. As is often the case in a small city, Freeport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Freeport, just 6.38% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Freeport in 2022 was $24,321, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,284 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 54.02% 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, Norwegian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Freeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
