Ferndale.
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Michigan·Oakland County
7 tracts·19K people·$248K median·4,950/mi²
White 80 · Black 6 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Married couple 29 · Other 27
Manufacturing 30 · Retail 20 · Leisure 17 · Professional 15 · Health 12 · Public admin 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Sales · office 15 · Service 12 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 8 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ferndale is $247,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Ferndale has 19,190 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.3; the population is 80.0% White, 6.4% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 3.0% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 57.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.0% (Census ACS).
Webb Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (18%); Ferndale Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,311/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ferndale is $94,640 a year, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ferndale, median rent is $1,311/month and the median home value is $247,700 (Census ACS).
Ferndale reported 2.8 violent crimes and 22.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ferndale are tornado (84), cold wave (80) and ice storm (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ferndale, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).