Ewing vs Freeman Spur

A side-by-side comparison of Ewing and Freeman Spur: population, income, housing, and more.

Ewing and Freeman Spur are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ewing has the higher population (301 vs 165 in Freeman Spur). Ewing has the higher median household income ($70,455 vs $35,000 in Freeman Spur). Ewing has the higher median home value ($72,800 vs $66,900 in Freeman Spur).

Population, income & housing

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
Population	301	165
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,455	$35,000
Median home value	$72,800	$66,900
Median gross rent	$760	$594
Housing units	136	95
Homeownership rate	84.2%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
Population	279 → 301 (+7.9%)	303 → 165 (-45.5%)
Median household income	$55,417 → $70,455 (+27.1%)	$45,469 → $35,000 (-23.0%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $72,800 (+9.5%)	$65,500 → $66,900 (+2.1%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $760 (+8.6%)	$700 → $594 (-15.1%)

Ewing

Population

279301

Median household income

$55,417$70,455

Median home value

$66,500$72,800

Median gross rent

$700$760

Freeman Spur

Population

303165

Median household income

$45,469$35,000

Median home value

$65,500$66,900

Median gross rent

$700$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
Under 5	1.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	19.6%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.7%
75 and over	10.6%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
No high school diploma	9.6%	28.7%
High school graduate	27.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
Drove alone	96.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	0.7%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
1-unit, detached	81.6%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Ewing	Freeman Spur
Poverty rate	9.3%	31.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1963