Free Soil vs Ludington

A side-by-side comparison of Free Soil and Ludington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ludington has the higher population (7,664 vs 139 in Free Soil). Free Soil has the higher median household income ($50,000 vs $44,471 in Ludington). Ludington has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $91,000 in Free Soil).

Population, income & housing

	Free Soil	Ludington
Population	139	7,664
Median age	54.9 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$44,471
Median home value	$91,000	$192,800
Median gross rent	$867	$824
Housing units	70	4,476
Homeownership rate	82.8%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Free Soil	Ludington
Population	103 → 139 (+35.0%)	8,069 → 7,664 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $50,000 (-5.9%)	$45,302 → $44,471 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $91,000 (+46.5%)	$124,400 → $192,800 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $867 (-15.9%)	$665 → $824 (+23.9%)

Free Soil

Population

103139

Median household income

$53,125$50,000

Median home value

$62,100$91,000

Median gross rent

$1,031$867

Ludington

Population

8,0697,664

Median household income

$45,302$44,471

Median home value

$124,400$192,800

Median gross rent

$665$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Free Soil	Ludington
Under 5	2.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	5.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	16.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	18.0%	17.0%
75 and over	11.5%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Free Soil	Ludington
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	88.3%
Black or African American	5.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Free Soil	Ludington
No high school diploma	20.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Free Soil	Ludington
Drove alone	80.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	13.1%	17.1%
Public transit	4.9%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Free Soil	Ludington
1-unit, detached	91.4%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Free Soil	Ludington
Poverty rate	7.9%	23.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	15
Median year structure built	1949	1959