DeFuniak Springs vs Freeport

A side-by-side comparison of DeFuniak Springs and Freeport: population, income, housing, and more.

DeFuniak Springs and Freeport are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeFuniak Springs has the higher population (6,284 vs 6,203 in Freeport). Freeport has the higher median household income ($89,540 vs $51,883 in DeFuniak Springs). Freeport has the higher median home value ($379,400 vs $163,200 in DeFuniak Springs).

Population, income & housing

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
Population	6,284	6,203
Median age	34.2 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,883	$89,540
Median home value	$163,200	$379,400
Median gross rent	$821	$1,769
Housing units	2,706	2,711
Homeownership rate	67.0%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	16.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
Population	6,448 → 6,284 (-2.5%)	2,369 → 6,203 (+161.8%)
Median household income	$41,964 → $51,883 (+23.6%)	$54,243 → $89,540 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $163,200 (+34.1%)	$223,100 → $379,400 (+70.1%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $821 (+10.1%)	$1,063 → $1,769 (+66.4%)

DeFuniak Springs

Population

6,4486,284

Median household income

$41,964$51,883

Median home value

$121,700$163,200

Median gross rent

$746$821

Freeport

Population

2,3696,203

Median household income

$54,243$89,540

Median home value

$223,100$379,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
Under 5	7.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	21.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	20.9%
45 to 54	5.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.0%
75 and over	7.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	80.3%
Black or African American	22.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
No high school diploma	18.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	32.9%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
Drove alone	75.1%	62.2%
Carpooled	14.9%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
1-unit, detached	79.5%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	DeFuniak Springs	Freeport
Poverty rate	19.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1978	2013