Frankenmuth vs Freeland

A side-by-side comparison of Frankenmuth and Freeland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Freeland has the higher population (7,562 vs 5,108 in Frankenmuth). Freeland has the higher median household income ($103,431 vs $84,583 in Frankenmuth). Frankenmuth has the higher median home value ($277,600 vs $241,400 in Freeland).

Population, income & housing

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
Population	5,108	7,562
Median age	51.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,583	$103,431
Median home value	$277,600	$241,400
Median gross rent	$814	$1,235
Housing units	2,661	2,213
Homeownership rate	69.1%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
Population	5,274 → 5,108 (-3.1%)	6,898 → 7,562 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$62,427 → $84,583 (+35.5%)	$83,889 → $103,431 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$190,700 → $277,600 (+45.6%)	$164,800 → $241,400 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $814 (+21.1%)	$1,104 → $1,235 (+11.9%)

Frankenmuth

Population

5,2745,108

Median household income

$62,427$84,583

Median home value

$190,700$277,600

Median gross rent

$672$814

Freeland

Population

6,8987,562

Median household income

$83,889$103,431

Median home value

$164,800$241,400

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
Under 5	5.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.7%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.5%
75 and over	14.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	77.2%
Black or African American	4.3%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
No high school diploma	1.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	23.5%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
Drove alone	76.5%	80.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.2%	12.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
1-unit, detached	62.0%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	15.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Frankenmuth	Freeland
Poverty rate	3.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.06	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1976	1994