Ferndale vs Redway

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

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

Ferndale has the higher population (1,525 vs 1,276 in Redway). Ferndale has the higher median home value ($496,000 vs $363,700 in Redway). Since 2019, Ferndale's population has grown faster (+10.7% vs -6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Ferndale	Redway
Population	1,525	1,276
Median age	58.8 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,090	—
Median home value	$496,000	$363,700
Median gross rent	$1,150	$631
Housing units	812	893
Homeownership rate	61.0%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	11.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferndale	Redway
Population	1,377 → 1,525 (+10.7%)	1,358 → 1,276 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$50,897 → $62,090 (+22.0%)	$81,713 → $66,378 (-18.8%)
Median home value	$410,800 → $496,000 (+20.7%)	$310,400 → $363,700 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,130 → $1,150 (+1.8%)	—

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

Redway

Population

1,3581,276

Median household income

$81,713$66,378

Median home value

$310,400$363,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferndale	Redway
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	14.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	17.7%	29.3%
65 to 74	15.3%	18.1%
75 and over	19.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferndale	Redway
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferndale	Redway
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	22.6%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferndale	Redway
Drove alone	80.9%	61.9%
Carpooled	1.9%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	12.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	12.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferndale	Redway
1-unit, detached	77.3%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Ferndale	Redway
Poverty rate	13.2%	30.9%
Average household size	2.24	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1952	1953