Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Ferndale borough


Total Population 2,020 SEX Male 948 Female 1,072 AGE Under 5 years 105 5 to 17 years 351 18 to 20 years 74 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 600 45 to 54 years 174 55 to 59 years 114 60 to 64 years 113 65 to 74 years 258 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 28 Median age 37.9 Under 18 years 456 Percent of total population 22.6 65 years and over 400 Percent of total population 19.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 827 Family households (families) 593 Married-couple families 490 Percent of total households 59.3 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 83 Nonfamily households 234 Percent of total households 28.3 Householder living alone 214 Householder 65 years and over 119 Persons living in households 2,020 Persons per household 2.44 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,017 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 883 Occupied housing units 827 Owner occupied 558 Percent owner occupied 67.5 Renter occupied 269 Vacant housing units 56 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 560 1-unit, attached 117 2 to 4 units 165 5 to 9 units 19 10 or more units 11 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 514 Less than $50,000 412 $50,000 to $99,999 96 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 37,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 261 Less than $250 178 $250 to $499 83 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 223 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 514 White 513 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997