Ferguson is home to 18,213 people in Missouri. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $109,900, having risen by half since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 24.2%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,524, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ferguson
What changed most since 1990
Black share24.9% → 68.7%(+43.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share73.2% → 25.8%(−47.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.9% → 48.2%(−20.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)19.8%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(119)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(281)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(45)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 615 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
Ferguson, decade by decade
Ferguson 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
1990
22,286
$70,682
$134,644
16.7%
50.3
2000
22,406
$64,937
$117,679
18.2%
66.3
2010
21,203
$53,420
$139,254
20.2%
58.1
2020
18,527
$45,301
$95,145
20.2%
54.2
2024
18,213
$47,524
$109,900
21.3%
57.5
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.
