Freeport is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,717 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Freeport is the 189th largest community in Texas.

When you are in Freeport, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.8% of Freeport's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Freeport is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeport who work in sales jobs (12.61%), office and administrative support jobs (11.38%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.07%).

One of the nice things about Freeport is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In Freeport, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Freeport is a relatively small city. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Freeport Information and Demographics

Freeport ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.43% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Freeport in 2000 was $12,426, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $49,704 for a family of four.

Freeport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Freeport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Freeport is White, followed by African-American. Freeport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 51.60% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Freeport include German, Irish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Freeport's cultural character, accounting for 20.89% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Freeport is English. Some people also speak Spanish.