Ferris vs Italy

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

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

Ferris has the higher population (2,932 vs 2,460 in Italy). Ferris has the higher median household income ($71,583 vs $59,082 in Italy). Ferris has the higher median home value ($219,600 vs $148,200 in Italy).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Italy
Population	2,932	2,460
Median age	30.3 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$59,082
Median home value	$219,600	$148,200
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,304
Housing units	1,018	865
Homeownership rate	68.2%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Italy
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	1,934 → 2,460 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$49,185 → $59,082 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$86,900 → $148,200 (+70.5%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	$932 → $1,304 (+39.9%)

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

Italy

Population

1,9342,460

Median household income

$49,185$59,082

Median home value

$86,900$148,200

Median gross rent

$932$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Italy
Under 5	10.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	25.1%	30.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	7.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	8.2%	8.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	12.2%
75 and over	4.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Italy
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	55.9%
Black or African American	18.9%	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Italy
No high school diploma	17.6%	13.4%
High school graduate	30.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Italy
Drove alone	79.6%	79.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Italy
1-unit, detached	86.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Italy
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.3%
Average household size	3.14	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1983	1976