Dubois vs Ferdinand

A side-by-side comparison of Dubois and Ferdinand: population, income, housing, and more.

Dubois and Ferdinand are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ferdinand has the higher population (2,346 vs 399 in Dubois). Since 2019, Dubois's population has grown faster (+92.8% vs +13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dubois	Ferdinand
Population	399	2,346
Median age	46.2 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,943
Median home value	—	$172,700
Median gross rent	—	$861
Housing units	166	1,047
Homeownership rate	50.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dubois	Ferdinand
Population	207 → 399 (+92.8%)	2,065 → 2,346 (+13.6%)
Median household income	—	$58,688 → $74,943 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $86,500 (+10.6%)	$136,000 → $172,700 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$715 → $861 (+20.4%)

Dubois

Population

207399

Median home value

$78,200$86,500

Ferdinand

Population

2,0652,346

Median household income

$58,688$74,943

Median home value

$136,000$172,700

Median gross rent

$715$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dubois	Ferdinand
Under 5	5.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	32.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.3%
75 and over	11.8%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dubois	Ferdinand
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	98.0%
Black or African American	12.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dubois	Ferdinand
No high school diploma	15.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dubois	Ferdinand
Drove alone	100.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dubois	Ferdinand
1-unit, detached	50.6%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	49.4%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Dubois	Ferdinand
Poverty rate	30.8%	10.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1980	1969