Demographics of Ferguson city, Missouri

Ferguson city, Missouri had 17,953 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −527 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ferguson city, in four figures

17,953
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,213 ±30.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −527 people.; 34.5 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,524 ±$6,766
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ferguson city, Missouri's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ferguson city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Ferguson city, Missouri's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ferguson city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,480	100.0	100.0
2021	18,338	99.2	100.2
2022	18,154	98.2	100.7
2023	18,043	97.6	101.6
2024	18,019	97.5	102.5
2025	17,953	97.1	103.1

Population of Ferguson city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,480	—
2021	18,338	−142
2022	18,154	−184
2023	18,043	−111
2024	18,019	−24
2025	17,953	−66

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±1.5: for men 32.6 ±3.2 and for women 36.6 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ferguson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,438 ±390	7.9% ±2.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,316 ±535	18.2% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,134 ±312	6.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,810 ±863	31.9% ±4.7	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,942 ±522	21.6% ±2.9	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,573 ±400	14.1% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,524 ±$6,766, and income per person $28,842 ±$2,174, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ferguson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,623 ±413	20.0% ±5.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,686 ±682	33.2% ±8.2	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,452 ±425	17.9% ±5.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	942 ±315	11.6% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	873 ±217	10.8% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	293 ±114	3.6% ±1.4	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	228 ±91	2.8% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ferguson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,333 ±913	24.2% ±5.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,742 ±572	37.7% ±10.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,221 ±478	22.4% ±4.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	370 ±149	10.9% ±4.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ferguson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ferguson city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	9,335 ±484	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±2.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±3.5	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.2% ±4.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.8% ±5.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,900 ±$11,749	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,119 ±$54	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ferguson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	112 to 358	0.6% to 2.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,706 ±702	25.8% ±3.9	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,510 ±906	68.7% ±5.0	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 497	0% to 2.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	166 to 884	0.9% to 4.9%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ferguson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	14,325 ±698	78.7% ±3.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,588 ±665	19.7% ±3.7	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 281	0% to 1.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	74 to 268	0.4% to 1.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 159	0.1% to 0.9%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 141	0.1% to 0.8%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ferguson city among the places of Missouri

44th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Ferguson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Warrensburg city	19,582 ±39
Affton CDP	19,052 ±1,216
Creve Coeur city	18,643 ±45
Concord CDP	18,368 ±1,277
Farmington city	18,282 ±22
Ferguson city	18,213 ±30
Manchester city	18,160 ±52
Lake St. Louis city	18,066 ±32
Spanish Lake CDP	17,873 ±1,543
Kirksville city	17,563 ±34
Clayton city	17,380 ±44

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026