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Population (year 2000): 43,783. Estimated
population in July 2005: 43,519 (-0.6% change)
Males: 21,051 (48.1%), Females: 22,732 (51.9%)
Nassau County
Zip code:
11520
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $55,948 (year 2000)
Median house value: $179,900 (year 2000)
Ancestries: Italian (9.1%), Irish (8.8%), German
(7.5%), West Indian (7.0%), United States (3.1%), English
(2.3%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Freeport
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Freeport village
- Never married: 32.9%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 7.9%
29.9% Foreign born (26.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,014 (+10.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Freeport:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; ROCKVILLE
CENTRE, NY)
- SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
OCEANSIDE, NY)
- ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Freeport:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 13 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- REPUBLIC (about 14 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; ID: FRG)
- LA GUARDIA (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Freeport:
- SANDS POINT (about 15 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- FLUSHING (about 18 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- EVERS (about 20 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak station near Freeport:
- 14 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Freeport:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; FT
enrollment: 10,842)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about
10 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 4,459)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 10 miles; OLD
WESTBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 12
miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,831)
- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-C W POST CAMPUS (about 12
miles; BROOKVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 6,605)
Public high school in Freeport:
- FREEPORT HS (Students: 2,204; Location: 50 S
BROOKSIDE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Freeport:
- JOHN W. DODD MS (Students: 1,128; Location:
25 PINE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CAROLINE G. ATKINSON SCHOOL (Students: 1,099;
Location: 58 W SEAMAN AVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- COLUMBUS AVE SCHOOL (Students: 709; Location:
150 N COLUMBUS AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- BAYVIEW AVE SCHOOL (Students: 575; Location:
325 W MERRICK RD; Grades: 01 - 04)
- LEO F. GIBLYN SCHOOL (Students: 562;
Location: 450 S OCEAN AVE; Grades: 01 - 04)
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOL (Students: 518;
Location: 255 ARCHER ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
- NEW VISIONS ES (Students: 351; Location: 80
RAYNOR ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Freeport:
- CENTRO BIBLICO ACAD (Students: 110; Location:
50 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 6)
- WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES ACADEM (Students: 87;
Location: 75 W MERRICK ROAD; Grades: KG - 7)
- CREATIVE LEARNING (Students: 76; Location:
475 N BROOKSIDE AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- TRANSFIGURATION PARISH DAY SCH (Students: 70;
Location: SO LONG BEACH AVE PINE STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
- WOODWARD MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (Students: 68;
Location: 201 WEST MERRICK ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
- HI-HELLO CHILD DAY CARE CTR (Students: 60;
Location: 212 SOUTH OCEAN AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- CHILDRENS WORLD PSI MONTESSORI (Students: 36;
Location: 91 N BAYVIEW AVE PO BOX 43; Grades: PK - 1)
Library in Freeport:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,512,775; Location: 144 WEST MERRICK ROAD; 220,815
books; 18,087 audio materials; 5,977 video materials;
845 serial subscriptions)
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