Freedom

Population: 3,211
Median household income: $139,722
Median home value: $664,200

Freedom, a community in Santa Cruz County, California, has 3,211 residents. Its median household income of $139,722 runs above the Santa Cruz County figure of $109,266.

From 2019 to 2023, Freedom's population declined 15.0% from 3,777 to 3,211, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $489,500 to $664,200.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,211
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $139,722
Median home value: $664,200
Median gross rent: $1,755
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7773,211

Median household income

$75,641$139,722

Median home value

$489,500$664,200

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,777	$75,641	$489,500	$1,030
2020	3,959	$86,435	$490,800	$1,119
2021	3,399	$93,253	$530,000	$1,219
2022	3,360	$123,224	$646,000	$1,629
2023	3,211	$139,722	$664,200	$1,755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	227	7.1%
5 to 17	798	24.9%
18 to 24	386	12.0%
25 to 34	338	10.5%
35 to 44	517	16.1%
45 to 54	363	11.3%
55 to 64	150	4.7%
65 to 74	318	9.9%
75 and over	114	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	647	20.1%
Black or African American	52	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	108	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	118	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,284	71.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	374	20.8%
High school graduate	429	23.8%
Some college or associate's	391	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	448	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	158	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled21.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	972	66.5%
Carpooled	314	21.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.4%
Bicycle	25	1.7%
Worked from home	111	7.6%
Other means	18	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	246	18.2%
15 to 29 min	468	34.7%
30 to 44 min	249	18.4%
45 to 59 min	192	14.2%
60+ min	195	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.81
Poverty rate: 7.0% (225 of 3,194)

	Count	Share
Family households	628	74.6%
Nonfamily households	214	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	842	95.1%
Vacant	43	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	547	65.0%
Renter-occupied	295	35.0%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	722	81.6%
1-unit, attached	64	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	62	7.0%
Mobile home & other	37	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0625576
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9403, -121.7952