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Free Soil, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Free Soil is a Census village of 112 people across 1.04 square miles of land, in Mason County. Median household income is $58,750, 87.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Free Soil
What Free Soil is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.04 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land108 plus or minus 30
- County holding the largest share of its areaMason 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.
Free Soil
How many people live in Free Soil
- Population112 plus or minus 31
- Median age55.0
- Population under 1815 plus or minus 15
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Population 65 and over37 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over33.0 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Households58 plus or minus 19
- Family households30 plus or minus 10
- Share of households that are families51.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Free Soil
Income and work in Free Soil
- Median household income$58,750 plus or minus $23,065
- Per capita income$28,273 plus or minus $6,576
- Civilian labor force48 plus or minus 15
- Employed47 plus or minus 16
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over90 plus or minus 21
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.7 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Free Soil
Housing in Free Soil
- Housing units71 plus or minus 24
- Occupied units58 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Owner occupied51 plus or minus 19
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate87.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$917 plus or minus $241
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units67 plus or minus 27
- Share single family94.4 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Free Soil
How Free Soil gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute47 plus or minus 16
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.8 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.0 percent plus or minus 31.6
- Drove alone76.6 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Carpooled23.4 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Free Soil
SBA loans in Free Soil (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,133,500
- Average approval$566,750
- Median approval$566,750
- Largest approval$1,120,500
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Free Soil, 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.
Mason County, not Free Soil
Mason County context, not Free Soil figures
- Establishments in Mason County738
- Covered employment, Mason County10,186
- Average annual pay, Mason County$48,523
- Housing units permitted, Mason County177
Every figure in this section is published for Mason County as a whole and is not a measurement of Free Soil.
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
Free Soil questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Free Soil, Michigan?
112, in 58 households. Free Soil village covers 1.04 square miles of land, which is 108 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Free Soil in?
Mason 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 Free Soil?
$58,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,600. Median gross rent is $917 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Free Soil businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $566,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Free Soil, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Free Soil borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Free Soil. 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 Free Soil figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mason 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 Free Soil.
Is zoning published for Free Soil?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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