Ferguson vs Haverhill

A side-by-side comparison of Ferguson and Haverhill: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferguson and Haverhill are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Haverhill has the higher population (144 vs 97 in Ferguson). Haverhill has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $51,250 in Ferguson). Haverhill has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $75,700 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Haverhill
Population	97	144
Median age	53.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$59,583
Median home value	$75,700	$116,500
Median gross rent	$590	—
Housing units	65	56
Homeownership rate	80.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	18.9%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Haverhill
Population	176 → 97 (-44.9%)	179 → 144 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $51,250 (+26.5%)	$77,813 → $59,583 (-23.4%)
Median home value	$37,900 → $75,700 (+99.7%)	$107,500 → $116,500 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $590 (-52.8%)	—

Ferguson

Population

17697

Median household income

$40,500$51,250

Median home value

$37,900$75,700

Median gross rent

$1,250$590

Haverhill

Population

179144

Median household income

$77,813$59,583

Median home value

$107,500$116,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Haverhill
Under 5	5.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	4.1%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	20.8%
65 to 74	21.6%	12.5%
75 and over	9.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Haverhill
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Haverhill
No high school diploma	18.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	31.1%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Haverhill
Drove alone	100.0%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Haverhill
1-unit, detached	92.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Haverhill
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.9%
Average household size	1.94	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	36	22
Median year structure built	1938	1962