COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferndale vs Birch Bay
PLACE A
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Birch Bay, Washington
Ferndale is 86% smaller than Birch Bay. Birch Bay earns more, with a median household income $30,229 higher. Birch Bay has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -5%).
FERNDALEBIRCH BAYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,48510,837−86% vs Birch Bay
Population density3,808634+3,173
Population growth-5.4%20.2%−25.7 pts
Median age43.844.6−0.8
Male50.5%52.7%−2.2 pts
Female49.5%47.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.0%9.9%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%77.4%+12.4 pts
Black4.6%2.2%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other5.5%10.2%−4.7 pts
Median household income$56,625$86,854−$30,229
Per capita income$30,677$46,034−$15,357
Poverty rate14.9%9.4%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.423−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%32.0%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%12.0%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation67.1%54.6%+12.5 pts
Median home value$83,300$477,200−$393,900
Median gross rent$845$1,222−$377
Owner-occupied67.5%82.1%−14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%22.0%−7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households36.7%57.4%−20.6 pts
Average commute20.326.4−6.0
Worked from home10.4%15.3%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured1.4%4.8%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024