Ferguson vs Spanish Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Ferguson and Spanish Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferguson and Spanish Lake are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ferguson has the higher population (18,350 vs 18,183 in Spanish Lake). Spanish Lake has the higher median household income ($51,125 vs $46,106 in Ferguson). Spanish Lake has the higher median home value ($121,300 vs $99,300 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
Population	18,350	18,183
Median age	36.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,106	$51,125
Median home value	$99,300	$121,300
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,073
Housing units	9,777	8,876
Homeownership rate	48.8%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
Population	20,738 → 18,350 (-11.5%)	17,485 → 18,183 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $46,106 (+15.3%)	$37,153 → $51,125 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $99,300 (+18.9%)	$98,800 → $121,300 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,066 (+14.7%)	$815 → $1,073 (+31.7%)

Ferguson

Population

20,73818,350

Median household income

$40,000$46,106

Median home value

$83,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,066

Spanish Lake

Population

17,48518,183

Median household income

$37,153$51,125

Median home value

$98,800$121,300

Median gross rent

$815$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
Under 5	8.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	17.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.4%
75 and over	5.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	13.4%
Black or African American	69.7%	81.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
No high school diploma	10.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	34.4%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
Drove alone	71.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	13.1%
Public transit	6.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	10.0%
Other means	3.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
1-unit, detached	70.7%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	13.6%
20 or more units	3.6%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Spanish Lake
Poverty rate	24.9%	17.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1957	1969