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Ferndale School District, WA

35,769 Population
110.8 square miles 322.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Whatcom County: 38.2 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,745 ±$3,560 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
$87,795 ±$5,191 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Whatcom County: $80,989 ±$2,462
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $94,952 ±$476

9.4% ±2.7% (3,307  ±974) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Whatcom County: 12.7% 28,364 (±1% / ±2,165)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 753,455 (±0.2% / ±11,430)

24 minutes ±1.2 (320,970  ±26,250) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Whatcom County: 22.1 2,129,355 (±0.3 / ±53,788)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

12,825 ±603 Number of households
  • Whatcom County: 92,411 ±783
  • Washington: 3,020,558 ±5,770
2.8 ±0.2 (35,472  ±1,596) Persons per household
  • about 10 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

5.2% ±2.7% (419  ±225) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Whatcom County: 3.2% † 1,777 (±0.7% / ±384)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 5.3% 95,720 (±0.1% / ±2,435)

Housing

14,154 ±612 Number of housing units
  • Whatcom County: 101,928 ±116
  • Washington: 3,262,667 ±447

$543,000 ±$18,735 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Whatcom County: $536,100 ±$9,388
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington: $519,800 ±$2,550

10.5% ±2.4% (3,715  ±859.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Whatcom County: 16.1% 36,598 (±0.9% / ±2,139.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 15.1% 1,157,574 (±0.2% / ±13,781.2)

Social

93.7% ±2.3% (23,336  ±1,174.7) 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)
31.3% ±2.3% (7,808  ±676.5) 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

11.2% ±2% (4,012  ±752) 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% ±1.2% (2,190  ±342) 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)
2,190 Total veterans ±342 2,076 Male ±337 114 Female ±73

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