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Ferndale CCD, Whatcom County, WA

37,521 Population
114.2 square miles 328.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Whatcom County: 38.2 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,798 ±$3,286 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Whatcom County: $43,463 ±$1,005
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $51,493 ±$245
$94,497 ±$10,297 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Whatcom County: $80,989 ±$2,462
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

7.2% ±2% (2,684  ±769) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Whatcom County: 12.7% 28,364 (±1% / ±2,165)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

22.7 minutes ±0.3 (341,310  ±26,363) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Whatcom County: 22.1 2,129,355 (±0.3 / ±53,788)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

13,032 ±660 Number of households
  • Whatcom County: 92,411 ±783
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.9 ±0.2 (37,373  ±1,646) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Whatcom County: 2.4 223,585 (±0 / ±75)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,588,019

3.1% ±1.5% (282  ±138) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Whatcom County: 3.2% † 1,777 (±0.7% / ±384)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

13,854 ±645 Number of housing units
  • Whatcom County: 101,928 ±116
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$567,300 ±$18,200 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Whatcom County: $536,100 ±$9,388
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

9.2% ±2.3% (3,426  ±855) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Whatcom County: 16.1% 36,598 (±0.9% / ±2,139.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

92.1% ±2.2% (23,553  ±1,251.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Whatcom County: 93.8% 145,709 (±1.8% / ±2,791.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.2% 4,987,606 (±0.3% / ±16,795.6)
30.9% ±2.3% (7,897  ±695.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Whatcom County: 38.1% 59,183 (±1.1% / ±1,637.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 38.8% 2,097,154 (±0.2% / ±10,784.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.1% ±1.7% (4,147  ±660) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Whatcom County: 9.9% 22,573
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,170,683

8% ±1.2% (2,252  ±360) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Whatcom County: 6.8% 12,529 (±0.5% / ±839)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 8.1% 486,714 (±0.1% / ±4,612)
2,252 Total veterans ±360 2,109 Male ±361 143 Female ±92

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