Ferris is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,964 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ferris is the 303rd largest community in Texas.

Ferris is a blue-collar town, with 35.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Ferris is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ferris who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.94%), teaching (8.06%), and sales jobs (6.79%).

One downside of living in Ferris is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ferris, the average commute to work is 34.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Ferris is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Ferris, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.56% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Ferris doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Ferris Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Ferris is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.65% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ferris in 2000 was $17,946, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,784 for a family of four.

Ferris is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ferris home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ferris is White, followed by African-American. Ferris also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.78% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Ferris include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Ferris is English. Some people also speak Spanish.