Ferguson

Population: 18,350
Median household income: $46,106
Median home value: $99,300

Ferguson, a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, has 18,350 residents. At $46,106, its median household income sits below St. Louis County's $81,340.

From 2019 to 2023, Ferguson's population declined 11.5% from 20,738 to 18,350, while its median home value rose 18.9% from $83,500 to $99,300.

21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 48.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,350
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,106
Median home value: $99,300
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 9,777
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,73818,350

Median household income

$40,000$46,106

Median home value

$83,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,738	$40,000	$83,500	$929
2020	20,631	$37,376	$78,500	$904
2021	18,826	$40,195	$78,900	$963
2022	18,546	$47,410	$91,800	$1,016
2023	18,350	$46,106	$99,300	$1,066

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,582	8.6%
5 to 17	2,878	15.7%
18 to 24	1,329	7.2%
25 to 34	3,158	17.2%
35 to 44	2,459	13.4%
45 to 54	1,837	10.0%
55 to 64	2,436	13.3%
65 to 74	1,690	9.2%
75 and over	981	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,660	25.4%
Black or African American	12,791	69.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	249	1.4%
Two or more races	358	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	274	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,283	10.2%
High school graduate	4,323	34.4%
Some college or associate's	4,229	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,789	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	937	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit6.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,808	71.0%
Carpooled	336	4.1%
Public transit	494	6.0%
Walked	92	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,187	14.5%
Other means	258	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,237	17.7%
15 to 29 min	3,364	48.1%
30 to 44 min	1,686	24.1%
45 to 59 min	249	3.6%
60+ min	452	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 24.9% (4,491 of 18,028)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,346	51.8%
Nonfamily households	4,046	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,392	85.8%
Vacant	1,385	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,099	48.8%
Renter-occupied	4,293	51.2%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,908	70.7%
1-unit, attached	288	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1,098	11.2%
5 to 19 units	1,108	11.3%
20 or more units	354	3.6%
Mobile home & other	21	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2923986
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.7488, -90.2958