Ferndale city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 15,130 ( 3,715 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.0 square miles
Population density: 2153.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,958	72.43%	23.4%
Black:	35	0.23%	66.3%
Indian:	261	1.73%	9.2%
Asian:	1,077	7.12%	152.2%
2+ races:	762	5.04%	107.6%
Hispanic:	2,007	13.27%	46.1%

Total non-White:	4,172	27.57%	64.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2,079	22.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,636	17.4

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
11,415
8,879	77.78%
104	0.91%
239	2.09%
427	3.74%
367	3.22%
1,374	12.04%
2,536	22.22%

2000
8,813
7,182	81.49%
0	0.00%
294	3.34%
225	2.55%
285	3.23%
827	9.38%
1,631	18.51%

1990
5,398
4,823	89.35%
25	0.46%
231	4.28%
118	2.19%
n/a
201	3.72%
575	10.65%

1980
3,855
3,516	91.21%
17	0.44%
173	4.49%
10	0.26%
n/a
139	3.61%
339	8.79%

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

1,697	19.3
905	10.3

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

2,359	43.7
1,056	19.6

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

1,307	33.9
236	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale city, WA

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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
32.9
4,401	29.1%
10,729	70.9%
2,105	13.9%

5,179
2.92

3,823	73.8%
2,889	75.6%
408	10.7%
1,356	26.2%

2010
Number	Percent
34.2
3,321	29.1%
8,094	70.9%
1,248	10.9%

4,210
2.71

3,025	71.9%
2,261	74.7%
362	12.0%
1,185	28.1%

2000
Number	Percent
30.3
3,031	34.4%
5,782	65.6%
866	9.8%

3,133
2.80

2,352	75.1%
1,764	75.0%
337	14.3%
781	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
1,621	30.0%
3,777	70.0%
569	10.5%

1,963
2.71

1,425	72.6%
1,040	73.0%
257	18.0%
538	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
1,288	33.4%
2,567	66.6%
388	10.1%

1,343
2.82

1,034	77.0%
847	81.9%
112	10.8%
309	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	147	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	127	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	67	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	82	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	343	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	235	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	328	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	142	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	171	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	316	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	427	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	714	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	800	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	388	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	524	10.1%
$200,000 or more	368	7.1%

Median Household Income	82,466
Per Capita Income	33,508

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	256	4.9%
Public Assistance	357	6.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	796	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,754	72.2%
Unemployed	241	3.0%
In Armed Forces	47	0.6%

Total Labor Force	6,042	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,924	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,575	1,810	58.7%
Non-Profit	205	415	33.1%
Self-Employed	551	303	64.5%

Local Government	251	383	39.6%
State Government	117	313	27.2%
Federal Government	113	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	3,126	2,113	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	686	1,111	38.2%
Total	3,812	3,224	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,082	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,191	16.9%
Professional, Technical	1,546	22.0%
Service Occupations	1,413	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.2%
All others	1,804	25.6%

White Collar		54.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	934	13.3%
Health care and social assistance	859	12.2%
Manufacturing	755	10.7%
Educational services	711	10.1%
Retail trade	563	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	473	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	423	6.0%
Public administration	403	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	351	5.0%
Other services	335	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	297	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	262	3.7%
Wholesale trade	192	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	189	2.7%
Finance and insurance	119	1.7%
Information	118	1.7%
Utilities	38	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	969	6.40%
Puerto Rican	144	0.95%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	443	2.93%
Costa Rican	79	0.52%
Guatemalan	266	1.76%
Honduran	79	0.52%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	19	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.11%
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	17	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	434	2.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	457	3.02%
Vietnamese	158	1.04%
Filipino	51	0.34%
Japanese	50	0.33%
Cambodian	48	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,065	80.4%
Spanish	1,024	7.4%
Other Indo-European	761	5.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	493	3.6%
Vietnamese	131	1.0%
Arabic	126	0.9%
German, other Germanic	51	0.4%
Other Asian	49	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	32	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,804	18.5%
English	1,374	9.1%
Irish	1,255	8.3%
Russian	664	4.4%
European	565	3.7%
Swedish	492	3.3%
Norwegian	429	2.8%
Scottish	350	2.3%
Dutch	345	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	315	2.1%
Italian	311	2.1%
American	295	1.9%
French	266	1.8%
Polish	240	1.6%
Lebanese	233	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,387	95.1%
Not a citizen	743	4.9%

Native	12,954	85.6%
Foreign-born	2,176	14.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
292	3.0%	272	2.8%	2,164	22.1%	3,801	38.9%	1,965	20.1%	1,283	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	292	3.0%
9-12 Years	272	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,164	22.1%
Some College	3,801	38.9%
Bach. Degree	1,965	20.1%
Grad Degree	1,283	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +973	D +814	D + 10.1%
D +1,787
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	4,403	53.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,575	43.2%	293	3.5%	8,271	4	-4	0.20%
2016	54%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,616	45.6%	Donald Trump (R)	2,602	45.4%	514	9.0%	5,732	9	-1	0.17%

2020 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,403

53.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,575

43.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

190

2.3%

Other

103

1.2%

TOTAL

8,271

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Ferndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,616

45.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,602

45.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

324

5.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

130

2.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,732

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	68%	Jay Inslee* (D)	4,219	51.1%	Loren Culp (R)	3,998	48.5%	34 [+]	0.4%	8,251	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 34 (0.4%);
2018	S1	52%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	3,000	50.8%	Susan Hutchison (R)	2,909	49.2%	0	0.0%	5,909	8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	56%	Patty Murray* (D)	3,005	51.2%	Chris Vance (R)	2,864	48.8%	0	0.0%	5,869	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	56%	Bill Bryant (R)	3,083	52.4%	Jay Inslee* (D)	2,798	47.6%	0	0.0%	5,881	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: 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	5,624
Median Value	$429,000

Occupied	5,179	92.1%
Vacant	445	7.9%

Owned	3,399	65.6%
Rented	1,780	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,341

Single-Family Units	3,722	66.2%
Detached	3,545	63.0%
Attached	177	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,211	21.5%
Mobile Homes	266	4.7%

Ferndale city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferndale city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Ferndale city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ferndale city, WA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ferndale city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ferndale city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferndale city, WA