Ferguson city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 18,546 ( 2,657 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population density: 3004.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,180	22.54%	31.4%
Black:	13,261	71.50%	7.0%
Indian:	9	0.05%	88.5%
Asian:	17	0.09%	84.0%
2+ races:	653	3.52%	67.9%
Hispanic:	191	1.03%	26.5%

Total non-White:	14,366	77.46%	4.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,913	-10.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-744	-4.3

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
21,203
6,093	28.74%
14,252	67.22%
78	0.37%
106	0.50%
389	1.83%
260	1.23%
15,110	71.26%

2000
22,090
9,799	44.36%
11,701	52.97%
56	0.25%
44	0.20%
179	0.81%
304	1.38%
12,291	55.64%

1990
22,286
16,312	73.19%
5,545	24.88%
74	0.33%
185	0.83%
n/a
170	0.76%
5,974	26.81%

1980
24,740
21,039	85.04%
3,361	13.59%
0	0.00%
137	0.55%
n/a
203	0.82%
3,701	14.96%

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

-3,706	-16.8
2,819	12.8

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

-6,513	-29.2
6,317	28.3

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

-4,727	-19.1
2,273	9.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferguson city, MO

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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
34.7
4,677	25.2%
13,869	74.8%
2,568	13.8%

7,913
2.32

4,443	56.1%
2,047	46.1%
928	20.9%
3,470	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
6,088	28.7%
15,115	71.3%
2,189	10.3%

8,192
2.56

5,500	67.1%
2,425	44.1%
1,556	28.3%
2,692	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
6,599	29.9%
15,491	70.1%
2,861	13.0%

8,548
2.56

5,699	66.7%
3,392	59.5%
1,275	22.4%
2,849	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
5,674	25.5%
16,612	74.5%
3,525	15.8%

8,769
2.51

6,173	70.4%
4,550	73.7%
672	10.9%
2,596	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
6,121	24.7%
18,619	75.3%
3,224	13.0%

9,199
2.66

6,973	75.8%
5,763	82.6%
556	8.0%
2,226	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ferguson city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	512	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	456	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	291	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	435	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	583	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	557	7.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	563	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	358	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	309	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	899	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	887	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	772	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	403	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	454	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	297	3.8%
$200,000 or more	137	1.7%

Median Household Income	47,410
Per Capita Income	26,963

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	522	6.6%
Public Assistance	162	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,810	22.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,139	68.3%
Unemployed	465	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,604	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	3,313	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,121	3,198	49.4%
Non-Profit	219	448	32.8%
Self-Employed	280	162	63.3%

Local Government	139	359	27.9%
State Government	46	99	31.7%
Federal Government	75	456	14.1%

Total Private + Self	3,401	3,360	50.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	479	1,362	26.0%
Total	3,880	4,722	45.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,098	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,109	24.5%
Professional, Technical	1,244	14.5%
Service Occupations	2,049	23.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23	0.3%
All others	2,102	24.4%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,854	21.6%
Manufacturing	945	11.0%
Retail trade	840	9.8%
Transportation and warehousing	820	9.5%
Educational services	676	7.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	612	7.1%
Public administration	550	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	468	5.4%
Construction	413	4.8%
Other services	265	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	222	2.6%
Finance and insurance	217	2.5%
Wholesale trade	191	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	186	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	161	1.9%
Information	133	1.5%
Utilities	49	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	86	0.46%
Puerto Rican	31	0.17%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	21	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.11%
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	53	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	16	0.09%
Korean	3	0.02%
Vietnamese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,528	98.3%
Spanish	198	1.2%
Tagalog	27	0.2%
German, other Germanic	26	0.2%
Chinese	16	0.1%
Other Indo-European	12	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.0%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,486	8.0%
American	927	5.0%
Irish	693	3.7%
African	488	2.6%
English	418	2.3%
Italian	355	1.9%
Dutch	275	1.5%
French	201	1.1%
European	197	1.1%
Polish	135	0.7%
Scottish	101	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	69	0.4%
Welsh	62	0.3%
Nigerian	51	0.3%
Swedish	45	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,452	99.5%
Not a citizen	94	0.5%

Native	18,379	99.1%
Foreign-born	167	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
422	3.5%	959	7.9%	4,063	33.3%	4,072	33.3%	1,710	14.0%	986	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	422	3.5%
9-12 Years	959	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,063	33.3%
Some College	4,072	33.3%
Bach. Degree	1,710	14.0%
Grad Degree	986	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -79	D +402	D + 3.3%
D +323
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Joe Biden (D)	6,214	81.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,269	16.7%	108	1.4%	7,591	-40	-30	0.25%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,891	78.3%	Donald Trump (R)	1,348	17.9%	283	3.8%	7,522	-38	-28	0.27%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ferguson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,214

81.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,269

16.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,591

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -40	Diff (US): -30

2016 President, Ferguson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,891

78.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,348

17.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

151

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,522

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -38	Diff (US): -28

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferguson city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	52%	Nicole Galloway (D)	6,001	79.3%	Mike Parson* (R)	1,345	17.8%	217 [+]	2.9%	7,563	-39	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jerome Bauer (Green) 114 (1.5%); Rik Combs (Libertarian) 103 (1.4%);
2018	S1	51%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	6,279	84.1%	Josh Hawley (R)	1,030	13.8%	160 [+]	2.1%	7,469	-38	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 77 (1.0%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 56 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 27 (0.4%);
2016	S3	51%	Jason Kander (D)	6,053	80.3%	Roy Blunt* (R)	1,183	15.7%	298 [+]	4.0%	7,534	-33	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 129 (1.7%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 114 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 55 (0.7%);
2016	G	51%	Chris Koster (D)	5,967	79.2%	Eric Greitens (R)	1,303	17.3%	261 [+]	3.5%	7,531	-34	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 112 (1.5%); Les Turilli (I) 77 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 72 (1.0%);

*: 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	9,270
Median Value	$91,800

Occupied	7,913	85.4%
Vacant	1,357	14.6%

Owned	3,858	48.8%
Rented	4,055	51.2%
Median Rent	$1,016

Single-Family Units	6,924	74.7%
Detached	6,659	71.8%
Attached	265	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,321	14.3%
Mobile Homes	18	0.2%

Ferguson city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ferguson city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Ferguson city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ferguson city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ferguson city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ferguson city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ferguson city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferguson city, MO