Freeburg is a tiny village located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 412 people and just one neighborhood, Freeburg is the 438th largest community in Missouri.
Freeburg is a blue-collar town, with 40.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Freeburg is a village of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeburg who work in sales jobs (14.71%), office and administrative support (14.12%), and business and financial occupations (10.59%).
The overall crime rate in Freeburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Freeburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Freeburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.78 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small village, Freeburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Freeburg with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Freeburg in 2022 was $29,177, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,708 for a family of four. However, Freeburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Freeburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Freeburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Freeburg include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Freeburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Navajo.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Freeburg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (24.8%) than in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 30.9%, which is higher than 95.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 43.7% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Freeburg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 35.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.1%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Freeburg, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (43.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report English roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.4%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.9%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (65.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (24.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.