Language Spoken At Home in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,475 | 100% |
English only | 13,833 | 84.0% |
Language other than English | 2,642 | 16.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,285 | 7.8% |
Spanish | 1,663 | 10.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 774 | 4.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 303 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 563 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 388 | 2.4% |
Other languages | 113 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,517 | 100% |
American | 1,156 | 6.6% |
Arab | 130 | 0.7% |
Czech | 60 | 0.3% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 341 | 1.9% |
English | 1,391 | 7.9% |
French (except Basque) | 462 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 15 | 0.1% |
German | 3,848 | 22.0% |
Greek | 62 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 102 | 0.6% |
Irish | 2,965 | 16.9% |
Italian | 1,857 | 10.6% |
Lithuanian | 40 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 84 | 0.5% |
Polish | 640 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 20 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 200 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 309 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 79 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 316 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 137 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 61 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 132 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,482 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,343 | 67.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,003 | 30.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,209 | 49.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,387 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 272 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 73 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 862 | 13.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 543 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,139 | 33.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,625 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 642 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,171 | 33.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,484 | 22.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,497 | 100% |
Householder | 6,482 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 3,232 | 18.5% |
Child | 4,925 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 1,330 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,528 | 8.7% |
Unmarried partner | 393 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,892 | 100% |
Never married | 2,269 | 32.9% |
Now married, except separated | 3,656 | 53.0% |
Separated | 89 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 224 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 654 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,250 | 100% |
Never married | 2,209 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,405 | 47.0% |
Separated | 205 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 566 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 865 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 228 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 94 | 41.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 436 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 182 | 41.7% |
Less than 1 year | 94 | 21.6% |
1 or 2 years | 36 | 8.3% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 24 | 5.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 182 | 100% |
Who are female | 135 | 74.2% |
Who are married | 138 | 75.8% |
School Enrollment in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,315 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 147 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten | 395 | 9.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,647 | 38.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 956 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,170 | 27.1% |
Educational Attainment in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,669 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 852 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 911 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,299 | 36.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,992 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 679 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,258 | 10.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 678 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.6% |
Veteran Status in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,273 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,797 | 13.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,385 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,054 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 4,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 107 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 11,212 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,075 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 2,053 | 100% |
With a disability | 872 | 42.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,277 | 100% |
Same house | 14,502 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,720 | 15.7% |
Same county | 1,982 | 11.5% |
Different county | 738 | 4.3% |
Same state | 445 | 2.6% |
Different state | 293 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 55 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,517 | 100% |
Native | 15,581 | 88.9% |
Born in United States | 15,330 | 87.5% |
State of residence | 10,603 | 60.5% |
Different state | 4,727 | 27.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 251 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 1,936 | 11.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,936 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 682 | 35.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,254 | 64.8% |
Year of Entry in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,187 | 100% |
Native | 251 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 251 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,936 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,920 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ferndale
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,936 | 100% |
Europe | 133 | 6.9% |
Asia | 566 | 29.2% |
Africa | 178 | 9.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,053 | 54.4% |
Northern America | 6 | 0.3% |