Delton vs Freeport

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

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

Delton has the higher population (865 vs 615 in Freeport). Freeport has the higher median household income ($72,868 vs $59,500 in Delton). Delton has the higher median home value ($260,500 vs $154,900 in Freeport).

Population, income & housing

	Delton	Freeport
Population	865	615
Median age	47.9 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,500	$72,868
Median home value	$260,500	$154,900
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,000
Housing units	482	208
Homeownership rate	85.0%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delton	Freeport
Population	879 → 865 (-1.6%)	547 → 615 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$80,250 → $59,500 (-25.9%)	$51,705 → $72,868 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$133,400 → $260,500 (+95.3%)	$82,100 → $154,900 (+88.7%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $1,061 (+226.5%)	$867 → $1,000 (+15.3%)

Delton

Population

879865

Median household income

$80,250$59,500

Median home value

$133,400$260,500

Median gross rent

$325$1,061

Freeport

Population

547615

Median household income

$51,705$72,868

Median home value

$82,100$154,900

Median gross rent

$867$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delton	Freeport
Under 5	4.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.9%	22.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	17.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	5.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	23.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.5%
75 and over	14.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delton	Freeport
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.1%
Two or more races	10.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delton	Freeport
No high school diploma	10.1%	4.4%
High school graduate	35.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delton	Freeport
Drove alone	79.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	10.0%
Public transit	11.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delton	Freeport
1-unit, detached	89.8%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Delton	Freeport
Poverty rate	8.3%	14.9%
Average household size	2.31	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1973	1938