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Fremont, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Fremont is a Census city of 15,835 people across 8.52 square miles of land, in Sandusky County. Median household income is $47,024, 57.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 46 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fremont
What Fremont is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.52 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,858
- County holding the largest share of its areaSandusky 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.
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How many people live in Fremont
- Population15,835
- Median age36.8
- Population under 184,027
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,529
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households6,763
- Family households3,367
- Share of households that are families49.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fremont
- Median household income$47,024
- Per capita income$26,746
- Civilian labor force7,312
- Employed6,907
- Unemployed405 plus or minus 142
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over10,191
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fremont
- Housing units7,550
- Occupied units6,763
- Vacant units787 plus or minus 251
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied3,885
- Renter occupied2,878
- Ownership rate57.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Single family units5,134
- Share single family68.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,005 plus or minus 413
- Share in buildings of two or more26.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes411 plus or minus 179
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fremont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,445
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,741
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,354 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.0 percent
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fremont
SBA loans in Fremont (7(a))
- Approvals46
- Gross approval$18,198,000
- Average approval$395,609
- Median approval$74,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$720,500
- Largest approval$4,452,500
- Jobs supported394
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 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.
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SBA loans in Fremont (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,714,000
- Average approval$342,800
- Median approval$379,000
- Largest approval$444,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fremont
- NFIP communityCity of Fremont
- NFIP community number390490
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/19
The City of Fremont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390490 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sandusky County, not Fremont
Sandusky County context, not Fremont figures
- Establishments in Sandusky County1,250
- Covered employment, Sandusky County24,936
- Average annual pay, Sandusky County$52,676
- Housing units permitted, Sandusky County26
Every figure in this section is published for Sandusky County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fremont.
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
Fremont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fremont, Ohio?
15,835, in 6,763 households. Fremont city covers 8.52 square miles of land, which is 1,858 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fremont in?
Sandusky 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 Fremont?
$47,024. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,500. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fremont businesses?
46 7(a) approvals totaling $18.2 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $74,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fremont borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fremont. Only 13 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.
Is Fremont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fremont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fremont, city of, community 390490, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fremont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sandusky 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 Fremont.
Is zoning published for Fremont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.