Ferguson.
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Missouri·St. Louis County
9 tracts·19K people·$110K median·3,055/mi²
Black 69 · White 26 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 40 · Other 36 · Married couple 24
Retail 38 · Health 30 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 26 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 8 · Transit 3 · Bike 0 · Walk 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 Ferguson is $109,900 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Ferguson has 18,213 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 68.7% Black, 25.8% White, 2.9% Multiracial, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.2% (Census ACS).
GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY (8%) and LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY (8%) lead the elementary schools; FERGUSON MIDDLE (12%) and JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR (7%) lead the middle schools; STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO is the high school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,119/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ferguson is $47,524 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ferguson, median rent is $1,119/month and the median home value is $109,900 (Census ACS).
Ferguson reported 7.6 violent crimes and 34.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ferguson are heat wave (99), hail (96) and earthquake (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.40g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ferguson, 0.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).