Ennis vs Ferris

A side-by-side comparison of Ennis and Ferris: population, income, housing, and more.

Ennis and Ferris are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ennis has the higher population (21,546 vs 2,932 in Ferris). Ennis has the higher median household income ($72,772 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Ennis has the higher median home value ($225,900 vs $219,600 in Ferris).

Population, income & housing

	Ennis	Ferris
Population	21,546	2,932
Median age	34.8 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,772	$71,583
Median home value	$225,900	$219,600
Median gross rent	$1,233	$1,145
Housing units	8,304	1,018
Homeownership rate	65.3%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ennis	Ferris
Population	19,559 → 21,546 (+10.2%)	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$57,619 → $72,772 (+26.3%)	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $225,900 (+103.1%)	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $1,233 (+34.8%)	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)

Ennis

Population

19,55921,546

Median household income

$57,619$72,772

Median home value

$111,200$225,900

Median gross rent

$915$1,233

Ferris

Population

2,6922,932

Median household income

$59,129$71,583

Median home value

$91,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,145

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ennis	Ferris
Under 5	5.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	25.1%
18 to 24	11.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.7%
75 and over	4.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ennis	Ferris
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	22.0%
Black or African American	11.1%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	47.1%	56.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ennis	Ferris
No high school diploma	22.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ennis	Ferris
Drove alone	78.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	14.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ennis	Ferris
1-unit, detached	73.7%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ennis	Ferris
Poverty rate	11.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.76	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1987	1983