Ferndale vs Madison Heights

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

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

Madison Heights has the higher population (28,411 vs 19,156 in Ferndale). Ferndale has the higher median household income ($91,732 vs $66,726 in Madison Heights). Ferndale has the higher median home value ($233,600 vs $190,300 in Madison Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
Population	19,156	28,411
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$91,732	$66,726
Median home value	$233,600	$190,300
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,138
Housing units	10,844	14,690
Homeownership rate	67.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
Population	20,137 → 19,156 (-4.9%)	30,120 → 28,411 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$71,807 → $91,732 (+27.7%)	$53,439 → $66,726 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $233,600 (+44.2%)	$124,000 → $190,300 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,235 (+19.7%)	$967 → $1,138 (+17.7%)

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

Madison Heights

Population

30,12028,411

Median household income

$53,439$66,726

Median home value

$124,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
Under 5	5.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	5.8%	10.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	30.9%	19.1%
35 to 44	18.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.7%
75 and over	3.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	79.3%
Black or African American	5.6%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
No high school diploma	4.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	14.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
Drove alone	66.8%	72.6%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	25.4%	16.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
1-unit, detached	77.4%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	13.3%
20 or more units	4.9%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Ferndale	Madison Heights
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.3%
Average household size	1.88	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1943	1960