Freeburg vs Scott AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Freeburg and Scott AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Freeburg and Scott AFB are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Freeburg has the higher population (4,336 vs 4,195 in Scott AFB). Scott AFB has the higher median household income ($91,115 vs $84,464 in Freeburg). Since 2019, Scott AFB's population has grown faster (+45.0% vs -0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
Population	4,336	4,195
Median age	43.2 yrs	26.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,464	$91,115
Median home value	$231,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,064	$1,640
Housing units	1,713	1,371
Homeownership rate	79.8%	2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
Population	4,361 → 4,336 (-0.6%)	2,893 → 4,195 (+45.0%)
Median household income	$69,321 → $84,464 (+21.8%)	$60,660 → $91,115 (+50.2%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $231,900 (+31.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,064 (+17.8%)	$1,441 → $1,640 (+13.8%)

Freeburg

Population

4,3614,336

Median household income

$69,321$84,464

Median home value

$176,300$231,900

Median gross rent

$903$1,064

Scott AFB

Population

2,8934,195

Median household income

$60,660$91,115

Median gross rent

$1,441$1,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
Under 5	4.2%	13.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	27.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	24.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	18.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	6.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	4.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	0.7%
75 and over	8.0%	0.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	61.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.7%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
No high school diploma	2.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	24.8%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
Drove alone	76.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	3.6%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
1-unit, detached	77.6%	15.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	70.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Freeburg	Scott AFB
Poverty rate	12.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.52	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1993	1994