Michigan · Census place 27880
Ferndale city, MI
Quick answer
Ferndale city has 19,156 residents, ranking #62 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $91,732, the median home is worth $233,600 and median gross rent runs $1,235 a month.
- Population
- 19,156Ferndale city residents
- Median household income
- $91,732Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $233,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,235Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.6%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 16.2% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 67.6% 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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