Ferndale vs University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

A side-by-side comparison of Ferndale and University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferndale and University of Pittsburgh Johnstown 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 1,394 in University of Pittsburgh Johnstown). Since 2019, Ferndale's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -7.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Population	1,537	1,394
Median age	42.8 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,951	—
Median home value	$81,600	—
Median gross rent	$836	—
Housing units	768	0
Homeownership rate	66.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	—
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Population	1,565 → 1,537 (-1.8%)	1,509 → 1,394 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$42,647 → $56,951 (+33.5%)	—
Median home value	$66,200 → $81,600 (+23.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$652 → $836 (+28.2%)	—

Ferndale

Population

1,5651,537

Median household income

$42,647$56,951

Median home value

$66,200$81,600

Median gross rent

$652$836

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

Population

1,5091,394

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.0%	1.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	98.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.3%	0.0%
75 and over	5.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	85.1%
Black or African American	5.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
No high school diploma	3.3%	—
High school graduate	45.5%	—
Some college or associate's	27.8%	—
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	—
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Drove alone	77.0%	67.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	2.7%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	29.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
1-unit, detached	72.7%	—
1-unit, attached	15.4%	—
2 to 4 units	11.6%	—
5 to 19 units	0.4%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Ferndale	University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Poverty rate	11.0%	—
Average household size	2.29	—
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1947	—