Language Spoken At Home in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,911 | 100% |
English only | 17,328 | 91.6% |
Language other than English | 1,583 | 8.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 347 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 536 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 612 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 185 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 160 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 275 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,062 | 100% |
American | 707 | 3.5% |
Arab | 209 | 1.0% |
Czech | 93 | 0.5% |
Danish | 31 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 404 | 2.0% |
English | 1,870 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 941 | 4.7% |
French Canadian | 670 | 3.3% |
German | 4,021 | 20.0% |
Greek | 247 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 184 | 0.9% |
Irish | 3,451 | 17.2% |
Italian | 1,190 | 5.9% |
Lithuanian | 81 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 131 | 0.7% |
Polish | 2,416 | 12.0% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 318 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 176 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 782 | 3.9% |
Slovak | 137 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 31 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 246 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 133 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 165 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 81 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,317 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,128 | 44.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,845 | 19.8% |
Married-couple family | 2,907 | 31.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,088 | 11.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 251 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 135 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 970 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 622 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 5,189 | 55.7% |
Householder living alone | 3,895 | 41.8% |
65 years and over | 701 | 7.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,103 | 22.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,432 | 15.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,987 | 100% |
Householder | 9,317 | 46.6% |
Spouse | 2,945 | 14.7% |
Child | 4,521 | 22.6% |
Other relatives | 1,218 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,986 | 9.9% |
Unmarried partner | 796 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,796 | 100% |
Never married | 4,574 | 52.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,138 | 35.7% |
Separated | 108 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 175 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 801 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,302 | 100% |
Never married | 3,074 | 37.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,064 | 36.9% |
Separated | 181 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 635 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 1,348 | 16.2% |
Fertility in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 282 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 72 | 25.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 494 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 298 | 60.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 223 | 45.1% |
3 or 4 years | 8 | 1.6% |
5 or more years | 67 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 298 | 100% |
Who are female | 178 | 59.7% |
Who are married | 227 | 76.2% |
School Enrollment in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,660 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 188 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten | 138 | 3.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,460 | 31.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 907 | 19.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,967 | 42.2% |
Educational Attainment in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,698 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 358 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 718 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,530 | 24.0% |
Some college, no degree | 3,815 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 903 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,295 | 22.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,079 | 14.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 36.6% |
Veteran Status in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,433 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,071 | 6.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,999 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,683 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 3,605 | 100% |
With a disability | 209 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 14,613 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,661 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 1,781 | 100% |
With a disability | 813 | 45.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,852 | 100% |
Same house | 16,280 | 82.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,523 | 17.7% |
Same county | 2,006 | 10.1% |
Different county | 1,517 | 7.6% |
Same state | 1,403 | 7.1% |
Different state | 114 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 49 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,062 | 100% |
Native | 19,113 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 18,983 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 15,705 | 78.3% |
Different state | 3,278 | 16.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 130 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 949 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 949 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 588 | 62.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 361 | 38.0% |
Year of Entry in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,079 | 100% |
Native | 130 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 130 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 949 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 929 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ferndale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 949 | 100% |
Europe | 395 | 41.6% |
Asia | 349 | 36.8% |
Africa | 15 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 18 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 90 | 9.5% |
Northern America | 82 | 8.6% |