Cresson vs Ferndale

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

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

Ferndale has the higher population (1,537 vs 1,499 in Cresson). Cresson has the higher median household income ($57,841 vs $56,951 in Ferndale). Cresson has the higher median home value ($119,500 vs $81,600 in Ferndale).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Ferndale
Population	1,499	1,537
Median age	43.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$56,951
Median home value	$119,500	$81,600
Median gross rent	$675	$836
Housing units	754	768
Homeownership rate	69.0%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Ferndale
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,565 → 1,537 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$42,647 → $56,951 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$66,200 → $81,600 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$652 → $836 (+28.2%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Ferndale

Population

1,5651,537

Median household income

$42,647$56,951

Median home value

$66,200$81,600

Median gross rent

$652$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Ferndale
Under 5	5.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	16.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	15.3%
75 and over	7.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Ferndale
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.1%
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	3.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Ferndale
No high school diploma	9.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	42.2%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Ferndale
Drove alone	81.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	4.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.3%
Other means	0.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Ferndale
1-unit, detached	65.0%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Ferndale
Poverty rate	8.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1946	1947