Ferron vs Green River

A side-by-side comparison of Ferron and Green River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ferron has the higher population (1,361 vs 804 in Green River). Ferron has the higher median household income ($68,324 vs $45,781 in Green River). Ferron has the higher median home value ($213,300 vs $153,800 in Green River).

Population, income & housing

	Ferron	Green River
Population	1,361	804
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,324	$45,781
Median home value	$213,300	$153,800
Median gross rent	$679	$560
Housing units	493	380
Homeownership rate	75.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferron	Green River
Population	1,416 → 1,361 (-3.9%)	856 → 804 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$57,313 → $68,324 (+19.2%)	$53,281 → $45,781 (-14.1%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $213,300 (+41.0%)	$104,700 → $153,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $679 (+25.5%)	$520 → $560 (+7.7%)

Ferron

Population

1,4161,361

Median household income

$57,313$68,324

Median home value

$151,300$213,300

Median gross rent

$541$679

Green River

Population

856804

Median household income

$53,281$45,781

Median home value

$104,700$153,800

Median gross rent

$520$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferron	Green River
Under 5	4.3%	9.7%
5 to 17	27.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	17.3%
45 to 54	3.8%	19.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.8%
75 and over	7.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferron	Green River
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	34.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferron	Green River
No high school diploma	6.7%	20.7%
High school graduate	24.5%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	50.2%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferron	Green River
Drove alone	80.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	7.2%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	6.6%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferron	Green River
1-unit, detached	81.1%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Ferron	Green River
Poverty rate	11.3%	8.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	12
Median year structure built	1978	1980