Berkley vs Ferndale

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

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

Ferndale has the higher population (19,156 vs 15,084 in Berkley). Berkley has the higher median household income ($113,103 vs $91,732 in Ferndale). Berkley has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $233,600 in Ferndale).

Population, income & housing

	Berkley	Ferndale
Population	15,084	19,156
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,103	$91,732
Median home value	$289,200	$233,600
Median gross rent	$1,436	$1,235
Housing units	7,068	10,844
Homeownership rate	85.7%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.1%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berkley	Ferndale
Population	15,372 → 15,084 (-1.9%)	20,137 → 19,156 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$86,905 → $113,103 (+30.1%)	$71,807 → $91,732 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $289,200 (+45.2%)	$162,000 → $233,600 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,436 (+28.8%)	$1,032 → $1,235 (+19.7%)

Berkley

Population

15,37215,084

Median household income

$86,905$113,103

Median home value

$199,200$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,436

Ferndale

Population

20,13719,156

Median household income

$71,807$91,732

Median home value

$162,000$233,600

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berkley	Ferndale
Under 5	6.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	5.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	22.0%	30.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.6%
75 and over	4.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berkley	Ferndale
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	80.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berkley	Ferndale
No high school diploma	1.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	14.0%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berkley	Ferndale
Drove alone	72.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.3%	25.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berkley	Ferndale
1-unit, detached	92.2%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	6.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Berkley	Ferndale
Poverty rate	4.7%	7.9%
Average household size	2.20	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1949	1943