Freedom is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,471 people and three associated neighborhoods, Freedom is the 725th largest community in Pennsylvania. Freedom has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Freedom is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.58% of the Freedom workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Freedom is a borough of service providers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freedom who work in food service (10.36%), management occupations (8.61%), and office and administrative support (6.24%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Freedom, just 12.92% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Freedom in 2022 was $26,445, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,780 for a family of four. However, Freedom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Freedom is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Freedom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Freedom residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Freedom include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Freedom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
