Ferrysburg

Population: 2,949
Median household income: $62,096
Median home value: $225,400

Ferrysburg is a community in Ottawa County, Michigan, home to 2,949 residents. At $62,096, its median household income sits below Ottawa County's $87,144.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ferrysburg's population declined 2.1% from 3,013 to 2,949, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $173,600 to $225,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.8% of the population. 78.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,949
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,096
Median home value: $225,400
Median gross rent: $1,482
Housing units: 1,849
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0132,949

Median household income

$67,179$62,096

Median home value

$173,600$225,400

Median gross rent

$893$1,482

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,013	$67,179	$173,600	$893
2020	3,025	—	$123,200	$1,125
2021	2,963	$55,250	$179,600	$1,259
2022	2,959	$67,022	$216,800	—
2023	2,949	$62,096	$225,400	$1,482

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7420.3%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	4.5%
5 to 17	275	9.3%
18 to 24	204	6.9%
25 to 34	386	13.1%
35 to 44	192	6.5%
45 to 54	395	13.4%
55 to 64	363	12.3%
65 to 74	600	20.3%
75 and over	401	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,589	87.8%
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	224	7.6%
Two or more races	45	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	2.1%
High school graduate	490	21.0%
Some college or associate's	622	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	519	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	658	28.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,108	78.5%
Carpooled	47	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	0.7%
Worked from home	246	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	568	48.8%
15 to 29 min	354	30.4%
30 to 44 min	126	10.8%
45 to 59 min	81	7.0%
60+ min	36	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.84
Poverty rate: 6.9% (203 of 2,935)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,060	66.5%
Nonfamily households	535	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,595	86.3%
Vacant	254	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,403	88.0%
Renter-occupied	192	12.0%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached18.4%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,251	67.7%
1-unit, attached	341	18.4%
2 to 4 units	126	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9	0.5%
20 or more units	91	4.9%
Mobile home & other	31	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2627960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 43.0875, -86.2270