Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Beaver
Municipality: Freedom borough
Total Population 1,897
SEX
Male 910
Female 987
AGE
Under 5 years 134
5 to 17 years 394
18 to 20 years 72
21 to 24 years 82
25 to 44 years 584
45 to 54 years 162
55 to 59 years 74
60 to 64 years 107
65 to 74 years 181
75 to 84 years 86
85 years and over 21
Median age 33.0
Under 18 years 528
Percent of total population 27.8
65 years and over 288
Percent of total population 15.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 726
Family households (families) 514
Married-couple families 361
Percent of total households 49.7
Other family, male householder 35
Other family, female householder 118
Nonfamily households 212
Percent of total households 29.2
Householder living alone 180
Householder 65 years and over 90
Persons living in households 1,897
Persons per household 2.61
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,758
Black 134
Percent of total population 7.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 12
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 774
Occupied housing units 726
Owner occupied 481
Percent owner occupied 66.3
Renter occupied 245
Vacant housing units 48
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 14
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 595
1-unit, attached 25
2 to 4 units 93
5 to 9 units 8
10 or more units 33
Mobile home, trailer, other 20
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 434
Less than $50,000 383
$50,000 to $99,999 49
$100,000 to $149,999 2
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 30,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 233
Less than $250 167
$250 to $499 64
$500 to $749 2
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 207
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 434
White 415
Black 18
Percent of occupied units 4.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
Percent of occupied units 0.5
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997