Ferndale borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,566 ( 70 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population density: 4027.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,334	85.19%	14.9%
Black:	117	7.47%	515.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	89	5.68%	287.0%
Hispanic:	18	1.15%	21.7%

Total non-White:	232	14.81%	236.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-233	-17.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	163	12.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,636
1,567	95.78%
19	1.16%
2	0.12%
2	0.12%
23	1.41%
23	1.41%
69	4.22%

2000
1,834
1,821	99.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.44%
0	0.00%
5	0.27%
13	0.71%

1990
2,020
2,015	99.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.25%
5	0.25%

1980
2,204
2,188	99.27%
0	0.00%
3	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.59%
16	0.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-254	-13.8
56	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-194	-9.6
8	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-173	-7.8
-11	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.0
303	19.3%
1,263	80.7%
316	20.2%

694
2.26

468	67.4%
276	59.0%
79	16.9%
226	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
370	22.6%
1,266	77.4%
260	15.9%

726
2.25

459	63.2%
309	67.3%
63	13.7%
267	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
398	21.7%
1,436	78.3%
337	18.4%

801
2.29

534	66.7%
449	84.1%
32	6.0%
267	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.6
457	22.6%
1,563	77.4%
400	19.8%

817
2.47

583	71.4%
479	82.2%
40	6.9%
234	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
35.7
519	23.5%
1,685	76.5%
359	16.3%

855
2.58

649	75.9%
544	83.8%
34	5.2%
206	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	41	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	74	10.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	50	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	84	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	78	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	3.7%
$200,000 or more	3	0.4%

Median Household Income	50,952
Per Capita Income	28,797

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	3.9%
Public Assistance	10	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	87	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	774	80.3%
Unemployed	35	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	809	83.9%
Not in Labor Force	155	16.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	400	229	63.6%
Non-Profit	38	59	39.2%
Self-Employed	28	23	54.9%

Local Government	10	17	37.0%
State Government	15	4	78.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	428	252	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	63	80	44.1%
Total	491	332	59.7%

Pct. Govt.	5.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	107	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	147	17.9%
Professional, Technical	211	25.6%
Service Occupations	189	23.0%
All others	169	20.5%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	201	24.4%
Accommodation and food services	116	14.1%
Retail trade	98	11.9%
Manufacturing	67	8.1%
Other services	54	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	53	6.4%
Construction	51	6.2%
Educational services	38	4.6%
Public administration	33	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	2.2%
Finance and insurance	17	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	1.9%
Information	14	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.3%
Wholesale trade	10	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15	0.96%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	3	0.19%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,439	98.8%
Spanish	6	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.3%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	604	38.6%
Irish	234	14.9%
Italian	189	12.1%
English	181	11.6%
Polish	88	5.6%
Slovak	83	5.3%
Lebanese	49	3.1%
Pennsylvania German	32	2.0%
Croatian	31	2.0%
Welsh	31	2.0%
Austrian	24	1.5%
Czech	23	1.5%
Scottish	23	1.5%
American	20	1.3%
Northern European	16	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,550	99.0%
Not a citizen	16	1.0%

Native	1,544	98.6%
Foreign-born	22	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.6%	45	4.0%	499	43.9%	317	27.9%	176	15.5%	93	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.6%
9-12 Years	45	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	499	43.9%
Some College	317	27.9%
Bach. Degree	176	15.5%
Grad Degree	93	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +46	D +6	D + 5.2%
D +52
2020 vs. 2012	R +88	R +81	R + 8.0%
D +7
2020 vs. 2008	R +117	R +237	R + 31.2%
D -120

2016 vs. 2008	R +71	R +243	R + 36.4%
D -172
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	490	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	269	34.9%	12	1.6%	771	15	17	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	444	64.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	217	31.4%	29	4.2%	690	16	18	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	402	59.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	262	39.0%	7	1.0%	671	13	13	0.01%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	389	50.3%	John McCain (R)	373	48.3%	11	1.4%	773	4	3	0.01%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	445	52.4%	John Kerry (D)	399	47.0%	5	0.6%	849	4	2	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	382	49.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	360	46.5%	32	4.1%	774	3	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

269

34.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

490

63.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

771

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

217

31.4%

Donald Trump (R)

444

64.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

690

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

262

39.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

402

59.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

671

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

389

50.3%

John McCain (R)

373

48.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

773

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

445

52.4%

John Kerry (D)

399

47.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

849

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Ferndale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

382

49.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

360

46.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

774

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	Mehmet Oz (R)	335	57.0%	John Fetterman (D)	238	40.5%	15 [+]	2.6%	588	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (1.4%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 3 (0.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	46%	Doug Mastriano (R)	297	50.8%	Josh Shapiro (D)	280	47.9%	8 [+]	1.4%	585	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.5%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	44%	Lou Barletta (R)	288	52.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	251	45.6%	11 [+]	2.0%	550	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 10 (1.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	44%	Scott Wagner (R)	301	54.1%	Tom Wolf* (D)	246	44.2%	9 [+]	1.6%	556	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 3 (0.5%);
2016	S3	54%	Pat Toomey* (R)	384	56.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	252	36.9%	47 [+]	6.9%	683	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 47 (6.9%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Wolf (D)	255	56.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	198	43.7%	0	0.0%	453	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	770
Median Value	$78,800

Occupied	694	90.1%
Vacant	76	9.9%

Owned	447	64.4%
Rented	247	35.6%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	657	85.3%
Detached	544	70.6%
Attached	113	14.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15	1.9%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Ferndale borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ferndale borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ferndale borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ferndale borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ferndale borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale borough, PA