Ferguson

Population: 806
Median household income: $33,981
Median home value: $115,000

Ferguson, a community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, has 806 residents. Its median household income of $33,981 runs below the Pulaski County figure of $50,943.

From 2019 to 2023, Ferguson's population declined 18.2% from 985 to 806, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $85,000 to $115,000.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $678.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 806
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,981
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 374
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

985806

Median household income

$35,625$33,981

Median home value

$85,000$115,000

Median gross rent

$775$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	985	$35,625	$85,000	$775
2020	868	$33,594	$88,400	$775
2021	914	$32,981	$102,600	$713
2022	827	$32,500	$98,800	$615
2023	806	$33,981	$115,000	$678

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.9%
5 to 17	143	17.7%
18 to 24	31	3.8%
25 to 34	83	10.3%
35 to 44	78	9.7%
45 to 54	106	13.2%
55 to 64	155	19.2%
65 to 74	124	15.4%
75 and over	71	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	655	81.3%
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	70	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.7%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	28.7%
High school graduate	227	36.8%
Some college or associate's	151	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	35	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	27	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled26.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	67.4%
Carpooled	72	26.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.0%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	160	60.4%
15 to 29 min	84	31.7%
30 to 44 min	4	1.5%
45 to 59 min	9	3.4%
60+ min	8	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 36.1% (283 of 785)

	Count	Share
Family households	186	56.0%
Nonfamily households	146	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	332	88.8%
Vacant	42	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	226	68.1%
Renter-occupied	106	31.9%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	318	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2127010
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0628, -84.5986