Ferndale, MI Demographic Data
Ferndale, MI Summary
Ferndale is located in Oakland County in Michigan
- Population: 19,983
- Area: 3.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.88 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 5,151.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 643.04 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ferndale, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,999
50%
50.8
Male
10,168
50%
49.2
Total Population
20,167
323,128,000
Ferndale, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,158
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
673
3.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
855
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
709
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,472
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,286
26.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,058
15.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,589
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,479
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,148
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,038
5.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
520
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
182
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,057
84.6%
77.2
Female
8,539
50.1%
51.3
Male
8,518
49.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,470
81.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,267
11.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,740
8.6%
15.2
Female
883
50.7%
55.8
Male
857
49.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Ferndale, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,120
94.8%
96.8
White
17,251
85.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,512
7.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
76
0.4%
0.8
Asian
165
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
34
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
23
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
58
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
20
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
116
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,047
5.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
847
4.2%
17.8
Mexican
516
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
227
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
13
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
91
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,320
95.8%
82.2
Ferndale, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
222
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
638
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,157
20.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,982
26.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
991
6.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,052
26.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,258
14.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
860
5.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,440
94.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,310
41.3%
31.2
Ferndale, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,588
49.1%
33.7%
Now Married
5,667
32.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,386
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
346
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
494
2.8
5.8%
Ferndale, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,208
95.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
801
4.2%
21.6%
Spanish
339
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
311
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
85
0.4%
1.1%
Ferndale, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
513
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
610
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
753
7.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,157
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,377
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,864
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,636
16.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,398
14.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
269
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
178
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
55,159
57,617
Per capita income
33,981
31,128
Ferndale, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,485
11.9%
9.8
Construction
292
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,658
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
885
7.1%
6.6
Information
296
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,531
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
685
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,175
17.4%
11.4
Public administration
316
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,475
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
366
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
298
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
503
4.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,780
46.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,300
10.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,044
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,850
14.8%
18.1%
Ferndale, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,270
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,281
83.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
834
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
80
0.7%
5.1
Walked
288
2.3%
2.7
Other means
369
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
418
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Ferndale, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
637
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,583
47.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,372
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,163
11.9%
21.0
Ferndale, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,755
90.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,988
61.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,767
38.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,014
9.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Ferndale, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,769
1 room
137
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
65
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
565
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,810
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,660
24.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,743
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,428
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
637
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
724
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ferndale, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,769
1-unit, detached
8,683
80.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
376
3.5%
5.9
2-units
649
6.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
80
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
351
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
315
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
277
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
38
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ferndale, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,068
37.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,393
22.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,216
20.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
719
6.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
498
4.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
358
3.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
154
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
363
3.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ferndale, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,951
91.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
133
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
632
6.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.2%
1.1
Ferndale, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,423
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
10
0.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
0.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
91
2.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
289
6.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
654
14.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,282
29.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,080
47.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,050
47.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
905
20.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
397
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
231
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
773
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
67
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,691
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
0.1%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
17
0.5%
1.8%
Less than $500
265
7.2%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
304
8.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,182
32.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,918
52.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
76
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
912
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
608
16.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
649
17.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
377
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
454
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
309
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,281
34.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
89
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,988
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
590
9.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,003
33.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,709
28.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
960
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
507
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
200
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
19
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
111,000
205,000
