Township · Ohio

Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio

Freedom Township, Wood County, township, in Wood County, Ohio. Freedom Township, Wood County had 2,665 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,644 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,650 (±24). GEOID 3917328756.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,665

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,644 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,650 ±24

Median household income

$92,670

±$17,200 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$252,300

±$30,265 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$1,140

±$71 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Freedom Township, Wood County and what county is it in?

Freedom Township, Wood County is a township in Wood County, Ohio. It covers 30.2 square miles of land, 88 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Freedom Township (Wood County): Pemberville (village, 1,326 in 2020).

Freedom Township, Wood County is in the Toledo, OH metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Freedom Township, Wood County (marked with a dot) in Wood County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Freedom Township, Wood County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,665 people lived in Freedom Township, Wood County on July 1, 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, in line with Ohio (+0.9%). The 2020 Census counted 2,644 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,650 (±24).

  • July 2020→2021 +4 (2,641)
  • 2021→2022 +6 (2,647)
  • 2022→2023 +2 (2,649)
  • 2023→2024 +3 (2,652)
  • 2024→2025 +13 (2,665)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureFreedom Township, Wood CountyWood CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population2,650±24132,06411,810,293−150
Households1,071±9554,2574,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.47±0.222.332.37no clear change
Housing units1,158±11557,6495,292,391no clear change

Freedom Township, Wood County's population since 2000

From 2,695 in 2000 to 2,665 in 2025: down 1.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Freedom Township, Wood County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 2,695
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,724
  • 2010 Census 2,727
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,794
  • 2020 Census 2,644
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,665

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Freedom Township, Wood County?

The median resident of Freedom Township, Wood County is 40.4 years old; 24.5% are under 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureFreedom Township, Wood CountyWood CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age40.4±5.136.239.7−6.2
Under 18 years24.5%±4.7 pts20.2%22.0%–
65 years and over22.9%±6.6 pts16.7%18.3%–
Male49.4%±4.5 pts49.6%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.1%±3.5 pts6.6%4.8%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic88.0%±4.9 pts85.5%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts2.1%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.7 pts2.1%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.5%±3.5 pts3.4%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.4 pts0.2%0.4%–
Born outside the United States1.1%±1.0 pts3.8%5.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.5%±3.3 pts5.8%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.1%±2.9 pts5.7%6.6%–
With a disability9.8%±6.0 pts12.5%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage4.8%±2.5 pts4.2%6.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.0%±2.9 pts95.0%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)28.1%±6.5 pts36.5%31.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)15.9%±6.6 pts14.9%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier85.0%±7.7 pts83.5%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.4 pts1.7%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Freedom Township, Wood County earn?

Half of Freedom Township, Wood County's 1,071 households earn less than $92,670 a year (±$17,200), against $74,216 in Wood County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $94,695 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureFreedom Township, Wood CountyWood CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$92,670±$17,200$74,216$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$98,969±$11,122$102,807$96,990–
Per capita income$39,921±$4,242$42,918$40,552no clear change
People below the poverty line3.4%±2.3 pts12.2%13.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line3.3%±4.5 pts9.7%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP4.2%±3.5 pts6.9%12.5%–
Households with a computer95.8%±3.1 pts96.8%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription92.4%±3.4 pts92.8%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Freedom Township, Wood County?

Owners occupy 77.7% of Freedom Township, Wood County's occupied homes and renters 22.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,300 by its owner (±$30,265). The median renter pays $1,140 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureFreedom Township, Wood CountyWood CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$252,300±$30,265$227,600$214,800+$39,513
Median gross rent$1,140±$71$972$1,034+$181
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent9.3%±8.7 pts35.6%37.3%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,401±$73$1,626$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes77.7%±6.3 pts64.4%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes22.3%±6.3 pts35.6%32.8%–
Housing units1,158±11557,6495,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.1 pts0.8%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±14.5 pts3.0%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes94.4%±3.2 pts64.1%68.8%–
Mobile homes0.0%±3.2 pts5.9%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.2 pts1.2%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20193.0%±2.7 pts8.0%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier47.6%±8.9 pts16.6%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle2.8%±1.9 pts5.1%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Freedom Township, Wood County work and get to work?

84.5% of Freedom Township, Wood County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureFreedom Township, Wood CountyWood CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)66.2%±9.3 pts65.5%63.1%–
Unemployment rate3.4%±3.0 pts4.5%4.8%–
Drove alone to work84.5%±6.9 pts80.0%75.1%–
Carpooled6.1%±5.1 pts6.0%7.5%–
Public transportation0.1%±0.3 pts0.1%1.0%–
Walked0.2%±0.4 pts2.6%2.0%–
Worked from home9.1%±6.1 pts10.3%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work23.4 min±5.020.5 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Freedom Township, Wood County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Freedom Township, Wood County (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Freedom Township, Wood County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Freedom Township, Wood County
Tract 211Wood County3,852 $94,659 $252,90067%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Freedom Township, Wood County) · Census block assignment files

How does Freedom Township, Wood County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Freedom Township, Wood County is the 3,920th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 532nd-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Freedom Township, Wood County ranks 396th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Freedom Township, Wood County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate532nd1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)486th1,589
Residents per square mile1,224th1,734
Median household income396th1,699
Per capita income631st1,729
Median home value424th1,707
Median gross rent281st1,453
Bachelor's degree or higher512th1,613
Median age1,049th1,727
Owner-occupied share964th1,732
Travel time to work992nd1,731

Freedom Township, Wood County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Freedom Township, Wood County?

24 of the 57 figures for Freedom Township, Wood County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Freedom Township, Wood County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.