Demographics of Ferndale city, Michigan

Ferndale city, Michigan had 19,212 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +18 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ferndale city, in four figures

19,212
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,190 ±28.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +18 people.; 37.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,640 ±$5,294
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.

Ferndale city, Michigan's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ferndale city, Michigan'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ferndale city, Michigan's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ferndale city, Michigan'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	19,194	100.0	100.0
2021	19,124	99.6	100.2
2022	18,983	98.9	100.7
2023	19,083	99.4	101.6
2024	19,210	100.1	102.5
2025	19,212	100.1	103.1

Population of Ferndale city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,194	—
2021	19,124	−70
2022	18,983	−141
2023	19,083	+100
2024	19,210	+127
2025	19,212	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.5: for men 39.1 ±1.4 and for women 35.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ferndale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	754 ±246	3.9% ±1.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,100 ±210	5.7% ±1.1	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,185 ±279	6.2% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,506 ±830	49.5% ±4.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,368 ±497	22.8% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,277 ±321	11.9% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,640 ±$5,294, and income per person $62,094 ±$3,692, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ferndale city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,237 ±372	12.0% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,093 ±263	10.6% ±2.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,528 ±299	14.8% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,587 ±268	15.3% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,269 ±329	21.9% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,420 ±297	13.7% ±2.8	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,214 ±220	11.7% ±2.1	9.5% ±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 Ferndale city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,728 ±435	9.0% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 146	0% to 7.8%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,152 ±339	8.1% ±2.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	505 ±232	16.4% ±7.2	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ferndale city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ferndale city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	10,927 ±373	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±4.4	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±2.4	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.6% ±3.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.4% ±3.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$247,700 ±$10,267	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,311 ±$91	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1945 ±3	1972 ±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 Ferndale city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	909 ±266	4.7% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,349 ±630	80.0% ±3.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,228 ±316	6.4% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	272 to 894	1.4% to 4.7%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	68 to 464	0.4% to 2.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	852 ±227	4.4% ±1.2	4.5% ±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 Ferndale city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	14,764 ±472	76.9% ±2.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,322 ±442	17.3% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 339	0.2% to 1.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	911 ±331	4.7% ±1.7	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	683 ±316	3.6% ±1.6	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	228 ±107	1.2% ±0.6	3.1% ±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%.

Ferndale city among the places of Michigan

61st of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Ferndale city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Marquette city	21,325 ±32
Mount Pleasant city	21,236 ±39
Adrian city	20,395 ±43
Monroe city	20,320 ±77
Ypsilanti city	19,857 ±32
Ferndale city	19,190 ±28
Cutlerville CDP	18,780 ±1,487
Haslett CDP	18,559 ±984
Trenton city	18,125 ±42
Jenison CDP	17,582 ±1,159
Wayne city	17,310 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 16 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 16 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 33 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 36 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 42 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026