Freeburg vs Smithton

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

Freeburg and Smithton 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 3,512 in Smithton). Smithton has the higher median household income ($114,453 vs $84,464 in Freeburg). Smithton has the higher median home value ($251,600 vs $231,900 in Freeburg).

Population, income & housing

	Freeburg	Smithton
Population	4,336	3,512
Median age	43.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,464	$114,453
Median home value	$231,900	$251,600
Median gross rent	$1,064	$857
Housing units	1,713	1,418
Homeownership rate	79.8%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeburg	Smithton
Population	4,361 → 4,336 (-0.6%)	3,996 → 3,512 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$69,321 → $84,464 (+21.8%)	$78,073 → $114,453 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $231,900 (+31.5%)	$170,900 → $251,600 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,064 (+17.8%)	$748 → $857 (+14.6%)

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

Smithton

Population

3,9963,512

Median household income

$78,073$114,453

Median home value

$170,900$251,600

Median gross rent

$748$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeburg	Smithton
Under 5	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	20.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeburg	Smithton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	97.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeburg	Smithton
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.0%
High school graduate	24.8%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeburg	Smithton
Drove alone	76.9%	84.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeburg	Smithton
1-unit, detached	77.6%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Freeburg	Smithton
Poverty rate	12.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	36
Median year structure built	1993	1997