California · Census place 23910
Ferndale city, CA
Quick answer
Ferndale city has 1,525 residents, ranking #955 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $62,090, the median home is worth $496,000 and median gross rent runs $1,150 a month.
- Population
- 1,525Ferndale city residents
- Median household income
- $62,090Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $496,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,150Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 58.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ferndale city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ferndale city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 61% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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