Moving to Freedom, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,763. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,665 (-5.6% change)
Males: 853 (48.4%), Females: 910 (51.6%)

Beaver County

Zip code: 15042

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $30,741
Median house value: $50,900

Population by Race

Races in Freedom:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
• Black (5.2%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (27.9%), Irish (19.3%), Italian (17.6%), English (8.0%), Polish (5.2%), United States (4.7%).

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Freedom

• High school or higher: 82.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 6.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freedom borough

• Never married: 29.8%
• Now married: 47.8%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 11.4%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -157 (-8.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Freedom:

• MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 6 miles; BEAVER, PA)
• ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 7 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
• ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 10 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Freedom:

• PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
• ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 33 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
• YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 49 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Freedom:

• ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 11 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)
• BEAVER COUNTY (about 11 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Abbreviation: BVI)
• LAKEHILL (about 17 miles; MARS, PA; Abbreviation: P09)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freedom:

• GENEVA COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
• ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 23 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
• DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
• POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
• ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)

Schools

Public high school in Freedom:

• FREEDOM AREA SHS (Students: 591; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Freedom:

• ECONOMY EL SCH (Students: 805; Grades: KG – 06)
• FREEDOM AREA MS (Students: 570; Grades: 05 – 08)
• AMBRIDGE AREA JHS (Students: 479; Grades: 07 – 08)
• BIG KNOB EL SCH (Students: 385; Grades: KG – 04)