Ferguson vs Science Hill

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

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

Ferguson has the higher population (806 vs 790 in Science Hill). Science Hill has the higher median household income ($53,542 vs $33,981 in Ferguson). Science Hill has the higher median home value ($129,300 vs $115,000 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Science Hill
Population	806	790
Median age	48.1 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,981	$53,542
Median home value	$115,000	$129,300
Median gross rent	$678	$843
Housing units	374	279
Homeownership rate	68.1%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Science Hill
Population	985 → 806 (-18.2%)	665 → 790 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $33,981 (-4.6%)	$32,500 → $53,542 (+64.7%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $115,000 (+35.3%)	$102,900 → $129,300 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $678 (-12.5%)	$614 → $843 (+37.3%)

Ferguson

Population

985806

Median household income

$35,625$33,981

Median home value

$85,000$115,000

Median gross rent

$775$678

Science Hill

Population

665790

Median household income

$32,500$53,542

Median home value

$102,900$129,300

Median gross rent

$614$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Science Hill
Under 5	1.9%	10.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	19.2%	7.5%
65 to 74	15.4%	13.0%
75 and over	8.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Science Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Science Hill
No high school diploma	28.7%	11.8%
High school graduate	36.8%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Science Hill
Drove alone	67.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	26.1%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Science Hill
1-unit, detached	85.0%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Science Hill
Poverty rate	36.1%	24.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1973	1970