What is the population of Ferndale CDP?

Ferndale CDP has 17,076 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #84 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Ferndale CDP?

Median household income in Ferndale CDP is $92,391 a year, 17.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ferndale CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,708 a month and the median home value is $325,400, so rent absorbs about 22.2% of median household income.

Is Ferndale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ferndale CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Ferndale, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ferndale, Maryland (Ferndale, MD — Census place “Ferndale CDP”) is 17,076 residents, ranking #84 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $92,391, the median home is worth $325,400 and median gross rent runs $1,708 a month. Looking for the Ferndale Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ferndale, MD: 21061.

Population: 17,076Ferndale CDP residents
Median household income: $92,391Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $325,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,708Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.2%Owner-occupied households

Ferndale ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ferndale.

The Ferndale MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

21061

What the numbers mean in Ferndale CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ferndale CDP 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 64.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ferndale CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ferndale CDP is a mid-size town in Maryland, with 17,076 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #84 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 35.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Ferndale CDP earn a median of $92,391 a year, 17.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 4.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ferndale CDP is valued at $325,400, 7.3% above the national figure and 18% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,708 a month, 21.5% above the national figure, or roughly $20,496 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ferndale CDP?: Ferndale CDP has 17,076 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #84 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Ferndale CDP?: Median household income in Ferndale CDP is $92,391 a year, 17.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ferndale CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,708 a month and the median home value is $325,400, so rent absorbs about 22.2% of median household income.
Is Ferndale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ferndale CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ferndale CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.