Freeman Spur

Population: 165
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $66,900

Freeman Spur, a community in Franklin County, Illinois, has 165 residents. The median household income of $35,000 is below the Franklin County median ($53,471).

Between 2019 and 2023, Freeman Spur's population declined 45.5% from 303 to 165, while its median home value rose 2.1% from $65,500 to $66,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 165
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $66,900
Median gross rent: $594
Housing units: 95
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

303165

Median household income

$45,469$35,000

Median home value

$65,500$66,900

Median gross rent

$700$594

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	303	$45,469	$65,500	$700
2020	269	$37,750	$49,500	$715
2021	270	$42,222	$67,500	—
2022	213	$32,083	$70,800	$544
2023	165	$35,000	$66,900	$594

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	9.1%
5 to 17	29	17.6%
18 to 24	6	3.6%
25 to 34	14	8.5%
35 to 44	26	15.8%
45 to 54	12	7.3%
55 to 64	19	11.5%
65 to 74	21	12.7%
75 and over	23	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	144	87.3%
Black or African American	9	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.7%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	28.7%
High school graduate	33	28.7%
Some college or associate's	39	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	5	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	76.4%
Carpooled	8	14.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	7.3%
Other means	1	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	9.8%
15 to 29 min	35	68.6%
30 to 44 min	3	5.9%
45 to 59 min	8	15.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 31.5% (52 of 165)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	52.7%
Nonfamily households	35	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74	77.9%
Vacant	21	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59	79.7%
Renter-occupied	15	20.3%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	20.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1727858
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8600, -88.9999