Free Soil

Population: 139
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $91,000

Free Soil is a community in Mason County, Michigan, home to 139 residents. At $50,000, its median household income sits below Mason County's $62,296.

From 2019 to 2023, Free Soil's population grew 35.0% from 103 to 139, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $62,100 to $91,000.

Owners occupy 82.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 139
Median age: 54.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $91,000
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 70
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

103139

Median household income

$53,125$50,000

Median home value

$62,100$91,000

Median gross rent

$1,031$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	103	$53,125	$62,100	$1,031
2020	99	$57,917	$65,800	$725
2021	96	$39,500	$68,800	$725
2022	103	$44,250	$85,000	$775
2023	139	$50,000	$91,000	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	2.2%
5 to 17	13	9.4%
18 to 24	12	8.6%
25 to 34	12	8.6%
35 to 44	7	5.0%
45 to 54	23	16.5%
55 to 64	28	20.1%
65 to 74	25	18.0%
75 and over	16	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121	87.1%
Black or African American	7	5.0%
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	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	20.7%
High school graduate	37	33.3%
Some college or associate's	45	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	5	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit4.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49	80.3%
Carpooled	8	13.1%
Public transit	3	4.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	8.3%
15 to 29 min	19	31.7%
30 to 44 min	34	56.7%
45 to 59 min	1	1.7%
60+ min	1	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 7.9% (11 of 139)

	Count	Share
Family households	37	57.8%
Nonfamily households	27	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64	91.4%
Vacant	6	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53	82.8%
Renter-occupied	11	17.2%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2630600
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.1071, -86.2110