Freedom is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,457 people and three associated neighborhoods, Freedom is the 725th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Freedom was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Freedom is a blue-collar town, with 36.01% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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 (9.90%), maintenance occupations (7.30%), and office and administrative support (6.81%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.89% 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. As is often the case in a small borough, Freedom doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Freedom with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.39% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Freedom in 2022 was $30,232, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,928 for a family of four. However, Freedom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Polish, and Croatian. The most common language spoken in Freedom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
