Ferndale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 19,083 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ferndale is the 70th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Ferndale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Ferndale is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ferndale is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ferndale who work in management occupations (14.28%), business and financial occupations (10.05%), and office and administrative support (8.59%). Of important note, Ferndale is also a city of artists. Ferndale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ferndale’s character. Also of interest is that Ferndale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ferndale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition to being popular with young singles, Ferndale is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Being a small city, Ferndale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Ferndale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Ferndale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.52% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Ferndale in 2022 was $58,201, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,804 for a family of four. However, Ferndale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ferndale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ferndale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ferndale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ferndale include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ferndale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
