Ferndale city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,569 ( 198 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population density: 1308.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,174	74.82%	4.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	12	0.76%	29.4%
Asian:	48	3.06%	182.4%
2+ races:	104	6.63%	352.2%
Hispanic:	231	14.72%	200.0%

Total non-White:	395	25.18%	186.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-59	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	257	22.7

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
1,371
1,233	89.93%
1	0.07%
17	1.24%
17	1.24%
23	1.68%
77	5.62%
138	10.07%

2000
1,421
1,290	90.78%
2	0.14%
14	0.99%
0	0.00%
51	3.59%
59	4.15%
131	9.22%

1990
1,331
1,268	95.27%
14	1.05%
2	0.15%
9	0.68%
n/a
38	2.85%
63	4.73%

1980
1,367
1,295	94.73%
0	0.00%
8	0.59%
20	1.46%
n/a
42	3.07%
72	5.27%

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

-57	-4.0
7	0.5

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

22	1.7
68	5.1

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

-27	-2.0
-9	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale city, CA

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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
53.1
240	15.3%
1,329	84.7%
489	31.2%

662
2.37

409	61.8%
288	70.4%
7	1.7%
253	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.2
283	20.6%
1,088	79.4%
308	22.5%

611
2.24

376	61.5%
294	78.2%
26	6.9%
235	38.5%

2000
Number	Percent
42.2
312	22.0%
1,109	78.0%
252	17.7%

630
2.26

374	59.4%
320	85.6%
17	4.5%
256	40.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
349	26.2%
982	73.8%
210	15.8%

571
2.33

380	66.5%
321	84.5%
29	7.6%
191	33.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
378	27.7%
989	72.3%
201	14.7%

529
2.58

343	64.8%
299	87.2%
26	7.6%
186	35.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	11.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	14.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	73	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	30	4.5%
$200,000 or more	55	8.3%

Median Household Income	64,028
Per Capita Income	38,203

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	3.6%
Public Assistance	11	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	65	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	419	61.1%
Unemployed	57	8.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	476	69.4%
Not in Labor Force	210	30.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	162	110	59.6%
Non-Profit	56	19	74.7%
Self-Employed	21	43	32.8%

Local Government	22	96	18.6%
State Government	41	26	61.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	183	153	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	119	141	45.8%
Total	302	294	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	31.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	76	12.8%
Professional, Technical	193	32.4%
Service Occupations	127	21.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	3.7%
All others	134	22.5%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	98	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	75	12.6%
Retail trade	58	9.7%
Other services	48	8.1%
Construction	42	7.0%
Manufacturing	42	7.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	6.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	5.7%
Public administration	34	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	29	4.9%
Information	26	4.4%
Wholesale trade	24	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	1.7%
Finance and insurance	10	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	8	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	221	14.09%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	10	0.64%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	48	3.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,289	84.7%
Spanish	182	12.0%
Tagalog	32	2.1%
Other Indo-European	18	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	284	18.1%
German	267	17.0%
Danish	187	11.9%
Irish	97	6.2%
French	84	5.4%
Italian	76	4.8%
Scottish	69	4.4%
Norwegian	45	2.9%
Portuguese	38	2.4%
Welsh	37	2.4%
British	36	2.3%
European	36	2.3%
Swedish	33	2.1%
Swiss	29	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	25	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,524	97.1%
Not a citizen	45	2.9%

Native	1,487	94.8%
Foreign-born	82	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
19	1.7%	56	5.0%	217	19.3%	490	43.5%	259	23.0%	86	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19	1.7%
9-12 Years	56	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	217	19.3%
Some College	490	43.5%
Bach. Degree	259	23.0%
Grad Degree	86	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +81	D +3	R + 1.2%
D +84
2020 vs. 2012	R +78	R +1	R + 1.7%
D +77
2020 vs. 2008	R +51	R +13	R + 2.4%
D +38

2016 vs. 2008	R -30	R +16	R + 1.2%
D -46
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	487	52.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	420	45.0%	26	2.8%	933	11	-2	0.01%
2016	66%	Hillary Clinton (D)	403	50.5%	Donald Trump (R)	339	42.5%	56	7.0%	798	11	-3	0.01%
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	410	52.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	342	44.1%	24	3.1%	776	7	-3	0.01%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	449	53.8%	John McCain (R)	369	44.2%	16	1.9%	834	7	-1	0.01%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	463	55.9%	John Kerry (D)	351	42.4%	14	1.7%	828	12	5	0.01%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	437	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	299	37.9%	53	6.7%	789	14	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

487

52.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

420

45.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

933

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

403

50.5%

Donald Trump (R)

339

42.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

798

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

410

52.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

342

44.1%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

776

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

449

53.8%

John McCain (R)

369

44.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

834

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

463

55.9%

John Kerry (D)

351

42.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

828

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

437

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

299

37.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.4%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

789

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	118%	Alex Padilla* (D)	770	51.3%	Mark Meuser (R)	730	48.7%	0	0.0%	1,500	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	60%	Brian Dahle (R)	402	52.5%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	364	47.5%	0	0.0%	766	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	52%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	373	57.4%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	277	42.6%	0	0.0%	650	n/a	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Gavin Newsom (D)	366	51.3%	John H. Cox (R)	348	48.7%	0	0.0%	714	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	54%	Kamala Harris (D)	424	65.6%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	222	34.4%	0	0.0%	646	n/a	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	48%	Jerry Brown* (D)	310	55.5%	Neel Kashkari (R)	249	44.5%	0	0.0%	559	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	67%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	414	54.9%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	340	45.1%	0	0.0%	754	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	62%	Carly Fiorina (R)	329	49.0%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	311	46.3%	32 [+]	4.8%	672	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 12 (1.8%); Duane Roberts (Green) 5 (0.7%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 3 (0.4%);
2010	G	64%	Meg Whitman (R)	338	48.8%	Jerry Brown (D)	322	46.5%	33 [+]	4.8%	693	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 14 (2.0%); Laura Wells (Green) 13 (1.9%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 3 (0.4%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 3 (0.4%);
2006	S1	61%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	368	54.7%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	265	39.4%	40 [+]	5.9%	673	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Michael Metti (Libertarian) 14 (2.1%); Todd Chretien (Green) 12 (1.8%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 9 (1.3%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 5 (0.7%);
2006	G	63%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	424	61.6%	Phil Angelides (D)	237	34.4%	27 [+]	3.9%	688	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 19 (2.8%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 2 (0.3%);

*: 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	766
Median Value	$471,500

Occupied	662	86.4%
Vacant	104	13.6%

Owned	388	58.6%
Rented	274	41.4%
Median Rent	$1,151

Single-Family Units	631	82.4%
Detached	602	78.6%
Attached	29	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	1.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Ferndale city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ferndale city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ferndale city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ferndale city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ferndale city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale city, CA