Population 27 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Freetown
Household size in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.86 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.09 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | −1.77 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Freetown is a place of small households, averaging 2.09 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.86, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.4 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 26.2 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 53.3 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 31.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.6 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
Freetown is young: half of its residents are under 31.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.7% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.2% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −14.4 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Freetown: 2.3% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Freetown
Renters in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.6% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.2% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.2% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.0 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a third of households in Freetown rent their homes (37.2%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Louisiana overall (32.6%). About two-thirds of owners (68.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 50.2% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 51.1% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 46.5% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 64.8% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +14.7 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Freetown: 64.8% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Freetown was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Louisiana as a whole, where the median home dates to 1984.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $530 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $737 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $840 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $733 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$203 | +$366 | +$606 |
Rent in Freetown runs $733 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.7% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Freetown
Bachelor's degrees in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.7% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.7% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Freetown have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.6% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 60.3% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.1% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.2% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +38.6 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Freetown never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Freetown
| Period | Freetown | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.5 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Freetown out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Freetown compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown | 2.09 | 31.0 | 2.3% | 37.2% | 64.8% | 1976 | $733 | 9.2% | 83.2% | 0.0% |
| Glencoe | 2.12 | 48.6 | 3.1% | 19.8% | 29.2% | 1977 | $741 | 6.8% | 84.7% | 5.9% |
| Sorrel | 2.76 | 44.1 | 13.7% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 1987 | $1,039 | 15.9% | 79.7% | 3.3% |
| Baldwin | 2.74 | 34.3 | 17.2% | 40.7% | 20.9% | 1986 | $1,104 | 8.6% | 82.6% | 1.8% |
| Patoutville | 2.84 | 36.6 | 19.1% | 15.4% | 18.1% | 1988 | $548 | 10.2% | 80.8% | 28.3% |
| Cypremort | 2.09 | 31.0 | 2.3% | 37.2% | 64.8% | 1976 | $733 | 9.2% | 83.2% | 0.0% |
| Franklin | 2.54 | 39.6 | 14.8% | 29.8% | 19.8% | 1970 | $841 | 12.9% | 82.2% | 3.1% |
| Charenton | 2.57 | 35.3 | 14.3% | 20.5% | 20.0% | 1995 | $1,054 | 10.9% | 88.2% | 2.1% |
| Garden City | 2.10 | 35.9 | 14.5% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 1998 | $542 | 6.4% | 79.4% | 6.7% |
| Bayou Sale | 2.10 | 35.9 | 14.5% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 1998 | $542 | 6.4% | 79.4% | 6.7% |
| Centerville | 2.32 | 38.8 | 20.6% | 22.2% | 8.0% | 1981 | $697 | 20.7% | 88.0% | 3.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Freetown. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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