Dowling vs Freeport

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

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

Freeport has the higher population (615 vs 344 in Dowling). Dowling has the higher median household income ($84,167 vs $72,868 in Freeport). Dowling has the higher median home value ($235,200 vs $154,900 in Freeport).

Population, income & housing

	Dowling	Freeport
Population	344	615
Median age	35.5 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,167	$72,868
Median home value	$235,200	$154,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	150	208
Homeownership rate	97.3%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dowling	Freeport
Population	411 → 344 (-16.3%)	547 → 615 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$51,786 → $84,167 (+62.5%)	$51,705 → $72,868 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $235,200 (+56.2%)	$82,100 → $154,900 (+88.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$867 → $1,000 (+15.3%)

Dowling

Population

411344

Median household income

$51,786$84,167

Median home value

$150,600$235,200

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)

	Dowling	Freeport
Under 5	3.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	28.2%	22.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	17.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.5%
75 and over	3.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dowling	Freeport
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	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	4.9%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dowling	Freeport
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	46.9%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dowling	Freeport
Drove alone	91.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dowling	Freeport
1-unit, detached	94.7%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Dowling	Freeport
Poverty rate	4.7%	14.9%
Average household size	3.07	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1957	1938