Ferndale

Population: 457
Median household income: $84,085
Median home value: $287,900

Ferndale is a community in Lake County, Florida, home to 457 residents. At $84,085, its median household income sits above Lake County's $69,956.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ferndale's population declined 1.1% from 462 to 457, while its median home value fell 33.7% from $434,500 to $287,900.

81.4% of workers drive to work alone. 50.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 457
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $84,085
Median home value: $287,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 223
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

462457

Median household income

$70,513$84,085

Median home value

$434,500$287,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	462	$70,513	$434,500
2020	518	$72,122	$281,100
2021	480	—	$402,300
2022	612	—	$288,600
2023	457	$84,085	$287,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 442.0%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6434.4%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	101	22.1%
18 to 24	18	3.9%
25 to 34	28	6.1%
35 to 44	9	2.0%
45 to 54	76	16.6%
55 to 64	157	34.4%
65 to 74	51	11.2%
75 and over	17	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	457	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	10.7%
High school graduate	146	43.2%
Some college or associate's	58	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	54	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	44	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	254	81.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	58	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	17.3%
15 to 29 min	80	31.5%
30 to 44 min	84	33.1%
45 to 59 min	22	8.7%
60+ min	24	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 457)

	Count	Share
Family households	127	71.3%
Nonfamily households	51	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	79.8%
Vacant	45	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	146	82.0%
Renter-occupied	32	18.0%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113	50.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	49.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1222225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 28.6195, -81.6929