Castle Dale vs Ferron

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Dale and Ferron: population, income, housing, and more.

Castle Dale and Ferron are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Castle Dale has the higher population (1,463 vs 1,361 in Ferron). Castle Dale has the higher median household income ($69,821 vs $68,324 in Ferron). Ferron has the higher median home value ($213,300 vs $174,700 in Castle Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Dale	Ferron
Population	1,463	1,361
Median age	38.1 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,821	$68,324
Median home value	$174,700	$213,300
Median gross rent	$719	$679
Housing units	603	493
Homeownership rate	83.5%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Dale	Ferron
Population	1,368 → 1,463 (+6.9%)	1,416 → 1,361 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $69,821 (+61.1%)	$57,313 → $68,324 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $174,700 (+25.4%)	$151,300 → $213,300 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $719 (+23.3%)	$541 → $679 (+25.5%)

Castle Dale

Population

1,3681,463

Median household income

$43,333$69,821

Median home value

$139,300$174,700

Median gross rent

$583$719

Ferron

Population

1,4161,361

Median household income

$57,313$68,324

Median home value

$151,300$213,300

Median gross rent

$541$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Dale	Ferron
Under 5	6.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	24.8%	27.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	3.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.9%
75 and over	7.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Dale	Ferron
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	99.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Dale	Ferron
No high school diploma	3.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	28.8%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Dale	Ferron
Drove alone	89.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	9.9%
Other means	1.9%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Dale	Ferron
1-unit, detached	81.9%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Castle Dale	Ferron
Poverty rate	11.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1979	1978