Fremont

Population: 4,532
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $169,500

Located in Newaygo County, Michigan, Fremont is a community with a population of 4,532. At $57,000, its median household income sits below Newaygo County's $61,931.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fremont's population grew 11.8% from 4,055 to 4,532, while its median home value rose 68.3% from $100,700 to $169,500.

The median resident is 37.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,532
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,000
Median home value: $169,500
Median gross rent: $813
Housing units: 2,044
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0554,532

Median household income

$36,949$57,000

Median home value

$100,700$169,500

Median gross rent

$683$813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,055	$36,949	$100,700	$683
2020	4,030	$39,508	$112,200	$766
2021	4,455	$44,358	$114,100	$730
2022	4,510	$53,125	$160,900	$863
2023	4,532	$57,000	$169,500	$813

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	372	8.2%
5 to 17	892	19.7%
18 to 24	345	7.6%
25 to 34	396	8.7%
35 to 44	800	17.7%
45 to 54	298	6.6%
55 to 64	349	7.7%
65 to 74	593	13.1%
75 and over	487	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,131	91.2%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
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	95	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	305	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	261	8.9%
High school graduate	1,019	34.9%
Some college or associate's	759	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	567	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	317	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,428	72.3%
Carpooled	185	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	161	8.2%
Bicycle	19	1.0%
Worked from home	108	5.5%
Other means	73	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,045	56.0%
15 to 29 min	352	18.9%
30 to 44 min	226	12.1%
45 to 59 min	150	8.0%
60+ min	93	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 15.0% (674 of 4,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,137	61.8%
Nonfamily households	703	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,840	90.0%
Vacant	204	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,341	72.9%
Renter-occupied	499	27.1%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,239	60.6%
1-unit, attached	77	3.8%
2 to 4 units	292	14.3%
5 to 19 units	165	8.1%
20 or more units	84	4.1%
Mobile home & other	187	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2630700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.6 sq mi
Water area: 1.29 sq mi
Center point: 43.4625, -85.9548