Ferris vs Ovilla

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

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

Ovilla has the higher population (4,239 vs 2,932 in Ferris). Ovilla has the higher median household income ($125,777 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Ovilla has the higher median home value ($396,000 vs $219,600 in Ferris).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Ovilla
Population	2,932	4,239
Median age	30.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$125,777
Median home value	$219,600	$396,000
Median gross rent	$1,145	—
Housing units	1,018	1,547
Homeownership rate	68.2%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Ovilla
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	3,903 → 4,239 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$106,333 → $125,777 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$245,600 → $396,000 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	—

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

Ovilla

Population

3,9034,239

Median household income

$106,333$125,777

Median home value

$245,600$396,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Ovilla
Under 5	10.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	25.1%	23.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	2.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	8.2%	17.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.6%
75 and over	4.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Ovilla
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	63.6%
Black or African American	18.9%	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Ovilla
No high school diploma	17.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Ovilla
Drove alone	79.6%	67.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	15.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Ovilla
1-unit, detached	86.5%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Ovilla
Poverty rate	9.7%	1.7%
Average household size	3.14	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1983	1997