COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nooksack vs Ferndale
PLACE A
Nooksack, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Nooksack is 23% larger than Ferndale. Nooksack earns more, with a median household income $40,534 higher. Nooksack has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -5%).
NOOKSACKFERNDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,8331,485+23% vs Ferndale
Population density2,1093,808−1,698
Population growth9.9%-5.4%+15.4 pts
Median age31.643.8−12.2
Male51.9%50.5%+1.4 pts
Female48.1%49.5%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born13.0%1.0%+12.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.1%89.8%−16.7 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.7%0.0%+19.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.1%5.5%+1.6 pts
Median household income$97,159$56,625+$40,534
Per capita income$42,930$30,677+$12,253
Poverty rate14.7%14.9%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.353+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%21.8%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree3.8%7.3%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.0%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation69.8%67.1%+2.6 pts
Median home value$524,300$83,300+$441,000
Median gross rent$1,721$845+$876
Owner-occupied85.6%67.5%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%14.3%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households67.8%36.7%+31.1 pts
Average commute29.720.3+9.4
Worked from home9.5%10.4%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%1.4%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025