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Ferndale, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,159 (it was $102,700 in 2000)
Ferndale:

$238,159
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $178,990 - $305,521

Total population: 20,256 (All urban)

Houses: 10,983 (10,345 occupied: 6,854 owner occupied, 3,493 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

34%
State:

27%

Housing density: 2,831 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $150,648.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,123 (lower quartile is $831, upper quartile is $1,409)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,158


Median gross rent in Ferndale, MI in 2022: $1,245

Housing units in Ferndale with a mortgage: 5,173 (483 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 459 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,576

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $79,327

Median monthly housing costs: $1,280

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Ferndale, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1940

Median year apartment built: 1951

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,221
  • Male householders: 5,254 (2,206 living alone), Female householders: 4,956 (2,359 living alone)
  • 2,886 spouses (2,648 opposite-sex spouses), 1,512 unmarried partners, (1,298 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,865 children (2,690 natural, 36 adopted, 137 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 0 foster children, 89 other relatives, 1,212 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 52

Size of family households: 2,014 2-persons, 1,082 3-persons, 399 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,804 1-person, 1,813 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 27 5-persons.

1,302 married couples with children.
569 single-parent households (199 men, 370 women).

94.0% of residents of Ferndale speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,023 (5.3%)
(75.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 22no bedroom
  • 1541 bedroom
  • 2,2332 bedrooms
  • 3,5533 bedrooms
  • 7914 bedrooms
  • 1025+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 95no bedroom
  • 9741 bedroom
  • 1,6492 bedrooms
  • 6853 bedrooms
  • 824 bedrooms
  • 95+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ferndale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ferndale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 181no vehicle
  • 2,4911 vehicle
  • 3,2882 vehicles
  • 6743 vehicles
  • 1144 vehicles
  • 1065+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ferndale in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ferndale in renter-occupied apartments
  • 403no vehicle
  • 1,7511 vehicle
  • 1,0972 vehicles
  • 1973 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 221 room
  • 202 rooms
  • 733 rooms
  • 8854 rooms
  • 1,3155 rooms
  • 1,6046 rooms
  • 1,3337 rooms
  • 9108 rooms
  • 6949+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 441 room
  • 1172 rooms
  • 7723 rooms
  • 6384 rooms
  • 9735 rooms
  • 5836 rooms
  • 2097 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 549+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Ferndale, MI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Ferndale, MI in 2022
  • 558Less than $10,000
  • 706$10,000 to $19,999
  • 488$20,000 to $29,999
  • 429$30,000 to $39,999
  • 492$40,000 to $49,999
  • 803$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,085$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,773$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,373$100,000 to $124,999
  • 623$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,351$150,000 to $199,999
  • 712$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Ferndale, MI

  • Distribution of house value in Ferndale, MI in 2022
  • 9Less than $10,000
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 43$15,000 to $19,999
  • 36$20,000 to $24,999
  • 34$25,000 to $29,999
  • 23$60,000 to $69,999
  • 12$70,000 to $79,999
  • 37$80,000 to $89,999
  • 55$90,000 to $99,999
  • 392$100,000 to $124,999
  • 416$125,000 to $149,999
  • 632$150,000 to $174,999
  • 550$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,467$200,000 to $249,999
  • 830$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,078$300,000 to $399,999
  • 432$400,000 to $499,999
  • 118$500,000 to $749,999
  • 29$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Ferndale, MI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ferndale, MI in 2022
  • 22Less than $100
  • 10$100 to $149
  • 32$150 to $199
  • 355$200 to $249
  • 29$250 to $299
  • 23$300 to $349
  • 19$350 to $399
  • 68$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 88$500 to $549
  • 37$550 to $599
  • 23$600 to $649
  • 53$650 to $699
  • 40$700 to $749
  • 103$750 to $799
  • 179$800 to $899
  • 273$900 to $999
  • 894$1,000 to $1,249
  • 629$1,250 to $1,499
  • 463$1,500 to $1,999
  • 63$2,000 to $2,499
  • 10$2,500 to $2,999
  • 54No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,844 (28.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 89
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 506
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 812
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,475
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,521
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,082
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,827
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 307
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 473
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 630
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 222
  • 90 or more minutes: 135
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ferndale

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,714 (57.0%)
  • Carpooled: 508 (5.1%)
  • Bus: 119 (1.2%)
  • Taxi: 167 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 112 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 200 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 3,844 (38.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 1.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 33.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 0.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ferndale, Michigan
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 2002010 or later
  • 1882000 to 2009
  • 4111990 to 1999
  • 1921980 to 1989
  • 1801970 to 1979
  • 350Before 1970
Ancestries in Ferndale, MI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 833 (12.1%)
  • Polish: 649 (9.4%)
  • English: 605 (8.8%)
  • Irish: 504 (7.3%)
  • European: 379 (5.5%)
  • Italian: 271 (3.9%)
  • Australian: 261 (3.8%)
  • American: 200 (2.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 142 (2.1%)
  • French: 115 (1.7%)
  • Yugoslavian: 111 (1.6%)
  • Slovak: 87 (1.3%)
  • Assyrian: 66 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 65 (0.9%)
  • Hungarian: 61 (0.9%)
  • French Canadian: 59 (0.9%)
  • Czech: 56 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 50 (0.7%)
  • Canadian: 46 (0.7%)
  • Iranian: 44 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 44 (0.6%)
  • Albanian: 42 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 33 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 31 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 29 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 29 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 27 (0.4%)
  • Finnish: 24 (0.3%)
  • Belizean: 21 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 19 (0.3%)
  • British: 18 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 17 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 17 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 13 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 9 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 8 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 7 (0.1%)
  • Macedonian: 4 (0.06%)
  • Maltese: 4 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 3 (0.04%)
  • Eastern European: 3 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Ferndale:

23.3% (237)
Michigan:

11.1% (77,240)

Canada
Ferndale:

18.2% (185)
Michigan:

5.0% (35,052)

Mexico
Ferndale:

5.1% (52)
Michigan:

10.9% (75,965)

Korea
Ferndale:

4.9% (50)
Michigan:

3.0% (20,884)

Peru
Ferndale:

4.3% (44)
Michigan:

0.2% (1,298)

Germany
Ferndale:

3.7% (38)
Michigan:

2.3% (16,126)

Cuba
Ferndale:

3.6% (37)
Michigan:

0.9% (6,481)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Ferndale:

3.3% (34)
Michigan:

0.8% (5,492)

Greece
Ferndale:

3.3% (34)
Michigan:

0.4% (2,721)

Panama
Ferndale:

3.2% (33)
Michigan:

0.1% (833)

Iran
Ferndale:

2.9% (29)
Michigan:

0.6% (4,245)

Iraq
Ferndale:

2.9% (29)
Michigan:

8.1% (55,954)

Nigeria
Ferndale:

2.0% (20)
Michigan:

0.9% (5,964)

Argentina
Ferndale:

1.9% (19)
Michigan:

0.2% (1,346)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14,871
  • Other state: 3,180
  • Northeast: 635
  • Midwest: 1,295
  • South: 858
  • West: 387

85.5% of Ferndale residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66.1% lived in Michigan.


Ferndale:

85.5%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 27
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 16
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 13
  • 10th grade: 88
  • 11th grade: 68
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 120
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,471
  • Less than 1 year of college: 472
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,279
  • Associate degree: 582
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,496
  • Master's degree: 1,264
  • Professional school degree: 214
  • Doctorate degree: 61
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 77
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 7
  • 7th and 8th grade: 17
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 103
  • 11th grade: 29
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 29
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,018
  • Less than 1 year of college: 545
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 961
  • Associate degree: 476
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,998
  • Master's degree: 1,303
  • Professional school degree: 281
  • Doctorate degree: 140
Educational Attainment for Females
Ferndale marital status for males
Ferndale marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,739
  • One, attached: 183
  • Two: 584
  • 3 or 4: 318
  • 5 to 9: 334
  • 10 to 19: 301
  • 20 to 49: 286
  • 50 or more: 217
  • Mobile homes: 18
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Ferndale
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Ferndale, MI
  • 93.1%Utility gas
  • 5.2%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Ferndale, MI
  • 76.3%Utility gas
  • 18.1%Electricity
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here:

4.7%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:

3.6%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
Here:

10.1%
Michigan:

14.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability