Ferndale, WA Demographic Data
Ferndale, WA Summary
Ferndale is located in Whatcom County in Washington
- Population: 11,507
- Area: 6.70 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,718.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 39.70 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ferndale, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,885
54%
50.8
Male
5,781
46%
49.2
Total Population
12,666
323,128,000
Ferndale, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
914
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
938
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
731
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,007
8.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
781
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,654
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,884
14.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,873
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
732
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
573
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,045
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
335
2.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
199
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,391
74.1%
77.2
Female
5,209
55.5%
51.3
Male
4,182
44.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,883
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,900
15.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,579
12.5%
15.2
Female
1,048
66.4%
55.8
Male
531
33.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Ferndale, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,200
96.3%
96.8
White
10,145
80.1%
72.6
Black or African American
195
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
257
2.0%
0.8
Asian
743
5.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
379
3.0%
1.2
Chinese
117
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
57
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
173
1.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
5
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
855
6.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
466
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,551
12.2%
17.8
Mexican
1,108
8.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
429
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,115
87.8%
82.2
Ferndale, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
427
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
537
6.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,173
26.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,180
26.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
878
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,517
18.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
583
7.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
964
11.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,331
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,100
25.3%
31.2
Ferndale, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,009
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
5,172
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,195
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
188
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
519
5.1
5.8%
Ferndale, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,685
82.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,067
17.6%
21.6%
Spanish
997
8.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
777
6.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
261
2.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
32
0.3%
1.1%
Ferndale, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
596
12.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
246
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
387
8.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
528
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
400
8.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
858
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
699
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
702
14.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
274
5.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
72
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
56,859
57,617
Per capita income
25,213
31,128
Ferndale, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
228
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
419
7.2%
9.8
Construction
621
10.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,194
20.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
268
4.6%
6.6
Information
30
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,020
17.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
332
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
382
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
405
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
496
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
380
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
32
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
823
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,636
28.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
979
16.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,043
18.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,326
22.8%
18.1%
Ferndale, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,766
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,197
90.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
235
4.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
27
0.5%
5.1
Walked
100
1.7%
2.7
Other means
109
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
98
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Ferndale, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
355
7.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,322
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,796
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,289
27.1%
21.0
Ferndale, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,762
98.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,133
65.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,629
34.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
55
1.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ferndale, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,817
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
113
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
383
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
933
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
983
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
942
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
659
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
401
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
403
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ferndale, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,817
1-unit, detached
3,067
63.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
77
1.6%
5.9
2-units
222
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
264
5.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
282
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
260
5.4%
4.4
20 or more units
149
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
468
9.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
28
0.6%
0.1
Ferndale, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
338
7.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
100
2.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
222
4.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
392
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
844
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
643
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
876
18.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,090
22.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
283
5.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
29
0.6%
1.4%
Ferndale, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,639
55.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
77
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,926
40.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
71
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
18
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
14
0.3%
1.1
Ferndale, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,321
47295100.0
Less than $500
11
0.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
82
3.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
118
5.1%
7.0%
$500 to $999
197
8.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
364
15.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
713
30.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
836
36.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
800
34.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
468
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
15.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
177
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
507
21.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,601
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
30
1.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
122
7.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
316
19.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
433
27.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
700
43.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
881
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
167
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
182
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
82
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
193
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
113
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
864
54.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
Ferndale, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,133
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
194
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
39
1.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
221
7.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
276
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,473
47.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
652
20.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
278
8.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
252,600
205,000
