Ferguson vs St. Anthony

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

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

Ferguson has the higher population (97 vs 93 in St. Anthony). St. Anthony has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $51,250 in Ferguson). Ferguson has the higher median home value ($75,700 vs $50,000 in St. Anthony).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
Population	97	93
Median age	53.6 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$58,750
Median home value	$75,700	$50,000
Median gross rent	$590	—
Housing units	65	56
Homeownership rate	80.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	18.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
Population	176 → 97 (-44.9%)	36 → 93 (+158.3%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $51,250 (+26.5%)	$32,188 → $58,750 (+82.5%)
Median home value	$37,900 → $75,700 (+99.7%)	$50,800 → $50,000 (-1.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $590 (-52.8%)	$775 → $913 (+17.8%)

Ferguson

Population

17697

Median household income

$40,500$51,250

Median home value

$37,900$75,700

Median gross rent

$1,250$590

St. Anthony

Population

3693

Median household income

$32,188$58,750

Median home value

$50,800$50,000

Median gross rent

$775$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
Under 5	5.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.4%	23.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	4.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	4.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	26.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	21.6%	7.5%
75 and over	9.3%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	73.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.1%
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%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
No high school diploma	18.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	31.1%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
Drove alone	100.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	28.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
1-unit, detached	92.3%	73.2%
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%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	St. Anthony
Poverty rate	12.4%	24.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	36	55
Median year structure built	1938	1953