Ferndale is a city of 359 people in Florida. At a median age of 49.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 126 people. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 0%. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Older
median age 49.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ferndale
What changed most since 2000
White share95.3% → 100.0%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Median age36.2 → 49.3(+13.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.5% → 37.3%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)57.7%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)57.7%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War42.3%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 52 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ferndale, decade by decade
Ferndale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
233
$98,863
$154,841
15.5%
11.3
2010
472
$82,898
$291,023
9.6%
17.1
2020
548
$87,415
$340,704
41.2%
50.6
2024
359
–
$320,800
37.3%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
