Ferndale vs Hoopa

A side-by-side comparison of Ferndale and Hoopa: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferndale and Hoopa are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hoopa has the higher population (2,274 vs 1,525 in Ferndale). Ferndale has the higher median household income ($62,090 vs $53,333 in Hoopa). Ferndale has the higher median home value ($496,000 vs $253,500 in Hoopa).

Population, income & housing

	Ferndale	Hoopa
Population	1,525	2,274
Median age	58.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,090	$53,333
Median home value	$496,000	$253,500
Median gross rent	$1,150	$841
Housing units	812	872
Homeownership rate	61.0%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	14.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferndale	Hoopa
Population	1,377 → 1,525 (+10.7%)	3,201 → 2,274 (-29.0%)
Median household income	$50,897 → $62,090 (+22.0%)	$37,564 → $53,333 (+42.0%)
Median home value	$410,800 → $496,000 (+20.7%)	$215,700 → $253,500 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,130 → $1,150 (+1.8%)	$513 → $841 (+63.9%)

Ferndale

Population

1,3771,525

Median household income

$50,897$62,090

Median home value

$410,800$496,000

Median gross rent

$1,130$1,150

Hoopa

Population

3,2012,274

Median household income

$37,564$53,333

Median home value

$215,700$253,500

Median gross rent

$513$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferndale	Hoopa
Under 5	3.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	9.0%	18.6%
18 to 24	14.2%	16.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	7.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	17.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	15.3%	11.7%
75 and over	19.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferndale	Hoopa
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	7.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	70.9%
Asian	3.1%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferndale	Hoopa
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	22.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferndale	Hoopa
Drove alone	80.9%	64.7%
Carpooled	1.9%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferndale	Hoopa
1-unit, detached	77.3%	60.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	37.4%

Poverty & households

	Ferndale	Hoopa
Poverty rate	13.2%	28.3%
Average household size	2.24	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1952	1986