Ferndale vs Hazel Park

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

Ferndale and Hazel Park 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 14,945 in Hazel Park). Ferndale has the higher median household income ($91,732 vs $62,878 in Hazel Park). Ferndale has the higher median home value ($233,600 vs $141,200 in Hazel Park).

Population, income & housing

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
Population	19,156	14,945
Median age	35.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,732	$62,878
Median home value	$233,600	$141,200
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,221
Housing units	10,844	7,149
Homeownership rate	67.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
Population	20,137 → 19,156 (-4.9%)	16,525 → 14,945 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$71,807 → $91,732 (+27.7%)	$38,903 → $62,878 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $233,600 (+44.2%)	$73,600 → $141,200 (+91.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,235 (+19.7%)	$978 → $1,221 (+24.8%)

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

Hazel Park

Population

16,52514,945

Median household income

$38,903$62,878

Median home value

$73,600$141,200

Median gross rent

$978$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
Under 5	5.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	5.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	30.9%	20.5%
35 to 44	18.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.6%
75 and over	3.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	73.6%
Black or African American	5.6%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	2.1%
Two or more races	4.4%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.8%
High school graduate	14.9%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.7%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
Drove alone	66.8%	77.1%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	25.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
1-unit, detached	77.4%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.9%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Ferndale	Hazel Park
Poverty rate	7.9%	13.6%
Average household size	1.88	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1943	1956