COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferndale vs Madison Heights
PLACE A
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Madison Heights, Virginia
Ferndale is 86% smaller than Madison Heights. Madison Heights earns more, with a median household income $3,590 higher.
FERNDALEMADISON HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,48510,266−86% vs Madison Heights
Population density3,808535+3,272
Population growth-5.4%-3.5%−2.0 pts
Median age43.844.4−0.6
Male50.5%50.7%−0.2 pts
Female49.5%49.3%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.5%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%67.4%+22.4 pts
Black4.6%23.1%−18.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other5.5%6.5%−0.9 pts
Median household income$56,625$60,215−$3,590
Per capita income$30,677$33,871−$3,194
Poverty rate14.9%10.5%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.420−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%17.4%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree7.3%6.2%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.2%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation67.1%62.0%+5.1 pts
Median home value$83,300$191,300−$108,000
Median gross rent$845$871−$26
Owner-occupied67.5%71.4%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%7.4%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households36.7%41.0%−4.2 pts
Average commute20.324.2−3.9
Worked from home10.4%8.7%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured1.4%7.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024