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Freedom, California: commercial real estate data.
Freedom is a Census CDP of 3,172 people across 1.13 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $93,750, 56.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $720,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Freedom
What Freedom is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,799
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Freedom
How many people live in Freedom
- Population3,172
- Median age32.1
- Population under 18955 plus or minus 280
- Share under 1830.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over454 plus or minus 110
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households853
- Family households666
- Share of households that are families78.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Freedom
Income and work in Freedom
- Median household income$93,750 plus or minus $41,363
- Per capita income$35,286
- Civilian labor force1,347 plus or minus 284
- Employed1,313 plus or minus 279
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,824
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.1 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Freedom
Housing in Freedom
- Housing units901
- Occupied units853
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied483
- Renter occupied370 plus or minus 132
- Ownership rate56.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$755,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,621
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units755
- Share single family83.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more108 plus or minus 90
- Share in buildings of two or more12.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Freedom
How Freedom gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,227 plus or minus 282
- Commuting under 15 minutes309 plus or minus 188
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more496 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled23.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Freedom
SBA loans in Freedom (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$720,000
- Average approval$720,000
- Median approval$720,000
- Largest approval$720,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Freedom, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Santa Cruz County, not Freedom
Santa Cruz County context, not Freedom figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Freedom.
All Santa Cruz County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Freedom questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Freedom, California?
3,172, in 853 households. Freedom CDP covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 2,799 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Freedom in?
Santa Cruz County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Freedom?
$93,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $755,300. Median gross rent is $1,621 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Freedom businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $720,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $720,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Freedom, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Freedom borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Freedom. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Freedom figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Freedom.
Is zoning published for Freedom?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.