COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oak Park vs Ferndale
PLACE A
Oak Park, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Oak Park is 1858% larger than Ferndale. Oak Park earns more, with a median household income $14,885 higher. Oak Park has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -5%).
OAK PARKFERNDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population29,0721,485+1858% vs Ferndale
Population density5,6483,808+1,841
Population growth0.8%-5.4%+6.3 pts
Median age38.143.8−5.7
Male47.5%50.5%−3.0 pts
Female52.5%49.5%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born8.3%1.0%+7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.1%89.8%−53.7 pts
Black52.5%4.6%+47.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Asian2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Other6.9%5.5%+1.4 pts
Median household income$71,510$56,625+$14,885
Per capita income$38,652$30,677+$7,975
Poverty rate12.0%14.9%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.353+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%21.8%+15.3 pts
Graduate degree13.5%7.3%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%3.0%+7.8 pts
Labor force participation68.4%67.1%+1.3 pts
Median home value$212,300$83,300+$129,000
Median gross rent$1,396$845+$551
Owner-occupied63.3%67.5%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%14.3%−9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%36.7%+8.7 pts
Average commute23.320.3+3.0
Worked from home23.2%10.4%+12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.3%1.4%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025