Ferndale, MD Demographic Data
Ferndale, MD Summary
Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel County in Maryland
- Population: 17,517
- Area: 3.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 4,406.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 82.02 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ferndale, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,982
49%
50.8
Male
9,457
51%
49.2
Total Population
18,439
323,128,000
Ferndale, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
910
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,306
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,145
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
974
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,570
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,127
17.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,690
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,281
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
912
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
929
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,400
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
941
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
254
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,327
77.7%
77.2
Female
6,989
48.8%
51.3
Male
7,338
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,672
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,128
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,595
14.1%
15.2
Female
1,443
55.6%
55.8
Male
1,152
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Ferndale, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,268
93.6%
96.8
White
12,142
65.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2,825
15.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
193
1.0%
0.8
Asian
876
4.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
135
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
202
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
85
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.0%
0.2
Korean
214
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
83
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
153
0.8%
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
1,232
6.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,171
6.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,626
14.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,589
8.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
252
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
23
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
762
4.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,813
85.8%
82.2
Ferndale, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
804
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,269
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,010
32.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,016
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,180
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,479
11.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
776
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,073
16.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,461
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,255
18.0%
31.2
Ferndale, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,813
31.9%
33.7%
Now Married
7,336
48.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,928
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
312
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
689
4.6
5.8%
Ferndale, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,069
80.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,460
19.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,064
11.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
704
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
407
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
285
1.6%
1.1%
Ferndale, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
387
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
266
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
387
6.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
433
6.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
734
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,608
24.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,093
16.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
957
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
420
6.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
189
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
65,104
57,617
Per capita income
27,378
31,128
Ferndale, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
680
7.1%
9.8
Construction
838
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,515
15.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
571
6.0%
6.6
Information
177
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
461
4.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
410
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,285
13.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,238
13.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,358
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
777
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
225
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,201
12.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,911
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
977
10.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,887
30.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,560
16.4%
18.1%
Ferndale, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,427
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,239
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,521
16.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
208
2.2%
5.1
Walked
81
0.9%
2.7
Other means
277
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
101
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Ferndale, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
360
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,724
26.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,871
44.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,519
23.5%
21.0
Ferndale, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,474
97.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,909
60.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,565
39.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
190
2.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Ferndale, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,664
1 room
38
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
28
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
468
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,082
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,655
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,402
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
709
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
567
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
715
10.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ferndale, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,664
1-unit, detached
3,671
55.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,210
18.2%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
275
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
301
4.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
950
14.3%
4.4
20 or more units
257
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ferndale, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
253
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
204
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,579
23.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,336
20.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,159
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,060
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
767
11.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
188
2.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
118
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ferndale, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,373
52.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
26
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,934
45.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
122
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.2%
1.1
Ferndale, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,806
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
83
3.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
103
3.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
172
6.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
190
6.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
274
9.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
834
29.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,150
41.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,076
39.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
311
11.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
410
15.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
118
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
783
29.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,539
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
59
2.3%
4.4%
$500 to $999
251
9.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
354
13.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
568
22.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,307
51.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
26
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,331
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
276
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
394
15.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
350
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
539
21.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
261
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
719
28.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,909
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
113
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
62
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
216
5.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
660
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,340
59.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
469
12.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
49
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
233,600
205,000
