Ferndale

Population: 17,076
Median household income: $92,391
Median home value: $325,400

Located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Ferndale is a community with a population of 17,076. At $92,391, its median household income sits below Anne Arundel County's $120,324.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ferndale's population held roughly steady from 17,208 to 17,076, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $247,800 to $325,400.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 55.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,076
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $92,391
Median home value: $325,400
Median gross rent: $1,708
Housing units: 6,719
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,20817,076

Median household income

$72,168$92,391

Median home value

$247,800$325,400

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,208	$72,168	$247,800	$1,378
2020	17,732	$74,226	$255,200	$1,499
2021	17,113	$77,613	$267,900	$1,561
2022	16,669	$82,347	$307,800	$1,654
2023	17,076	$92,391	$325,400	$1,708

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,489	8.7%
5 to 17	2,839	16.6%
18 to 24	1,118	6.5%
25 to 34	3,048	17.8%
35 to 44	2,507	14.7%
45 to 54	1,915	11.2%
55 to 64	1,731	10.1%
65 to 74	1,270	7.4%
75 and over	1,159	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,545	55.9%
Black or African American	4,256	24.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	0.7%
Asian	253	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	112	0.7%
Two or more races	1,409	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,387	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,176	10.1%
High school graduate	3,760	32.3%
Some college or associate's	3,743	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,654	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,297	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled18.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,035	68.7%
Carpooled	1,584	18.0%
Public transit	148	1.7%
Walked	18	0.2%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	898	10.2%
Other means	93	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,917	24.3%
15 to 29 min	3,032	38.4%
30 to 44 min	1,836	23.3%
45 to 59 min	565	7.2%
60+ min	538	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 4.6% (787 of 17,020)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,369	67.0%
Nonfamily households	2,153	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,522	97.1%
Vacant	197	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,189	64.2%
Renter-occupied	2,333	35.8%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached15.8%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units18.5%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,908	58.2%
1-unit, attached	1,064	15.8%
2 to 4 units	365	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1,246	18.5%
20 or more units	136	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2428075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1870, -76.6331