Freeland

Population: 7,562
Median household income: $103,431
Median home value: $241,400

Freeland is a community in Saginaw County, Michigan, home to 7,562 residents. At $103,431, its median household income sits above Saginaw County's $58,347.

Between 2019 and 2023, Freeland's population grew 9.6% from 6,898 to 7,562, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $164,800 to $241,400.

73.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,562
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $103,431
Median home value: $241,400
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 2,213
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,898	$83,889	$164,800	$1,104
2020	6,866	$81,138	$173,800	$909
2021	7,427	$84,492	$194,200	$971
2022	7,357	$95,478	$232,700	$995
2023	7,562	$103,431	$241,400	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	455	6.0%
5 to 17	1,289	17.0%
18 to 24	535	7.1%
25 to 34	1,342	17.7%
35 to 44	1,015	13.4%
45 to 54	1,158	15.3%
55 to 64	894	11.8%
65 to 74	492	6.5%
75 and over	382	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,835	77.2%
Black or African American	684	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.8%
Asian	68	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	561	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	364	6.9%
High school graduate	1,600	30.3%
Some college or associate's	1,677	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,049	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	593	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,387	80.3%
Carpooled	106	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	1.6%
Bicycle	9	0.3%
Worked from home	368	12.4%
Other means	55	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	715	27.4%
15 to 29 min	1,565	60.1%
30 to 44 min	273	10.5%
45 to 59 min	12	0.5%
60+ min	40	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.4% (321 of 5,978)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,659	77.6%
Nonfamily households	478	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,137	96.6%
Vacant	76	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,736	81.2%
Renter-occupied	401	18.8%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached11.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,620	73.2%
1-unit, attached	260	11.7%
2 to 4 units	110	5.0%
5 to 19 units	104	4.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	119	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2630540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 43.5175, -84.1147