Freeborn, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

348

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

31.8

7.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

30.1%

41% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,000

12.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Freeborn, MN employs 165 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Freeborn, MN were Retail Trade (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people), and Manufacturing (18 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($73,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($71,250), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,167).

Employment

Occupations

165

2024 Value

± 63

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Freeborn, MN grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 144 employees to 165 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Freeborn, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16 people), Management Occupations (16 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Freeborn, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

165

2024 Value

± 63

14.6%

1 Year growth

± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Freeborn, MN grew at a rate of 14.6%, from 144 employees to 165 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Freeborn, MN, are Retail Trade (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people), and Manufacturing (18 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Freeborn, MN, though some of these residents may live in Freeborn, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,583

Median earning men ± $16,930

$32,639

Median earning women ± $5,410

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,125), Construction ($73,750), and Manufacturing ($43,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,000), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,083), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($9,688).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Freeborn, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Freeborn, MN was $88,800 in 2024, which is 0.267 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,900 to $88,800, a 1.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Freeborn, MN is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Freeborn, MN have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Freeborn, MN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$88,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,466

$112

Median Property Taxes

±$38

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Freeborn, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Freeborn, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.4% of the housing units in Freeborn, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Freeborn, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,000

Median Household Income

± $22,798

136

Number of Households

± 37

In 2024, the median household income of the 136 households in Freeborn, MN grew to $50,000 from the previous year's value of $44,545.

The following chart displays the households in Freeborn, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Freeborn, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Worked At Home (9.76%)
Walked (8.54%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Freeborn, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.76%) and those who walked to work (8.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Freeborn, MN have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.38% of the workforce in Freeborn, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Freeborn, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Freeborn, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Freeborn, MN have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Freeborn, MN (104 out of 345 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Freeborn, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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