Northwest Indian's Living Circumstances

Ferndale School District Overview

Northwest Indian College located in Ferndale School District area. A total of 12,097 households are located in Ferndale School District area. Among them, 4,018 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,984 and 8,388 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.04% (1,355) of residents are non-citizens and 9.84% (3,301) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Ferndale School District, Washington
Household	12,097
Population	33,531
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,018 (33.21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,984
Total Students	8,388
Pre-Kindergarten	466
Kindergarten	320
Grade 1-8	3,435
Grade 9-12	2,086
College/Graduate School	2,081
Veterans	26,066
Non-citizen	1,355
Non-English Home Language	3,301
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,245 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,470 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,470 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 15,524 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ferndale School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,206	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,733	83.74%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,279	8.41%
Public transportation	130	0.85%
Walked	152	1.00%
Other method	185	1.22%
Worked from home	727	4.78%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,524	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,142	33.12%
Service	2,916	18.78%
Sales and office	2,958	19.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,000	12.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,508	16.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,524	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	439	2.83%
Construction	1,311	8.44%
Manufacturing	2,140	13.79%
Wholesale trade	312	2.01%
Retail trade	1,673	10.78%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,093	7.04%
Information	230	1.48%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	834	5.37%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,202	7.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,071	19.78%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,201	7.74%
Other services, except public administration	876	5.64%
Public administration	1,142	7.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,524	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,738	75.61%
Government workers	2,735	17.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,023	6.59%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,166 for the 12,097 households in Ferndale School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $36,197. 31,354 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,097	-
Less than $10,000	739	6.11%
$10,000 - $14,999	310	2.56%
$15,000 - $24,999	715	5.91%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,054	8.71%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,307	10.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,172	17.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,024	16.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,329	19.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	959	7.93%
More than $200,000	488	4.03%
Median Household Income	$71,633	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,166	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,703	-
Less than $10,000	131	1.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	120	1.38%
$15,000 - $24,999	442	5.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	603	6.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	805	9.25%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,606	18.45%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,627	18.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,057	23.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	864	9.93%
More than $200,000	448	5.15%

Median Family Income	$85,976	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,756	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,197	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$61,460	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$61,460	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,683	-
With health insurance coverage	31,354	93.09%
Public coverage	13,148	39.03%
Private health insurance	23,494	69.75%
Without health insurance coverage	2,329	6.91%

Housing

There are 13,470 housing units in Ferndale School District area, Washington with 12,097 units (89.81%) occupied. 9,119 houses (75.38%) are occupied by owner and 2,978 houses (24.62%) are rented. The average housing value is $322,900 and the average rental cost is $968. 542 houses (4.02%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,735 houses (12.88%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,470	-
Occupied	12,097	89.81%
Owner Occupied	9,119	75.38%
Renter Occupied	2,978	24.62%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,199	75.72%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	156	1.16%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,565	11.62%
Mobile Homes	1,450	10.76%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	100	0.74%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,470	-
Built 2014 or later	542	4.02%
Built 2010 - 2013	764	5.67%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,090	15.52%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,271	16.86%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,817	13.49%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,552	18.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	975	7.24%
Built 1950 - 1959	724	5.37%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,735	12.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,470	-
1 room	209	1.55%
2 rooms	322	2.39%
3 rooms	914	6.79%
4 rooms	2,107	15.64%
5 rooms	2,479	18.40%
6 rooms	2,578	19.14%
7 rooms	1,959	14.54%
8 rooms	1,341	9.96%
9 rooms or more	1,561	11.59%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,470	-
no bedroom	209	1.55%
1 bedroom	938	6.96%
2 bedrooms	2,952	21.92%
3 bedrooms	6,704	49.77%
4 bedrooms	2,203	16.35%
5 bedrooms or more	464	3.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,119	-
Less than $50,000	325	3.56%
$50,000 - $99,999	195	2.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	484	5.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	571	6.26%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,498	27.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,551	38.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,408	15.44%
$1,000,000 or more	87	0.95%
Median House Value	$322,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,838	-
Less than $500	328	11.56%
$500 - $999	1,221	43.02%
$1,000 - $1,499	755	26.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	383	13.50%
$2,000 - $2,499	142	5.00%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	9	0.32%
Median Rental Costs	$968	-

Demographic

A total of 33,711 people lives in Ferndale School District area, Washington with 16,722 male and 16,989 female. The males to female ratio is 49.60 to 50.40. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,711	-
Male	16,722	49.60%
Female	16,989	50.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,711	-
Under 5 years	1,813	5.38%
5 - 9 years	1,967	5.83%
10 - 14 years	2,300	6.82%
15 - 19 years	2,373	7.04%
20 - 24 years	2,207	6.55%
25 - 34 years	3,739	11.09%
35 - 44 years	4,290	12.73%
45 - 54 years	4,733	14.04%
55 - 59 years	2,380	7.06%
60 - 64 years	2,229	6.61%
65 - 74 years	3,566	10.58%
75 - 84 years	1,618	4.80%
85 years and older	496	1.47%
Median Age	41.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,711	-
One Race	32,678	96.94%
White	26,519	78.67%
Black or African American	188	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,530	10.47%
Asian	1,218	3.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	79	0.23%
Other	1,144	3.39%

Two or more races	1,033	3.06%
White and Black or African American	50	0.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	205	0.61%
White and Asian	511	1.52%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	21	0.06%