Ferrysburg, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,040. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,993 (-1.5% change)
Males: 1,482 (48.8%), Females: 1,558 (51.3%)
Ottawa County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $53,622
Median house value: $138,200
Population by Race
Races in Ferrysburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), Dutch (22.4%), English (16.1%), Irish (14.0%), Polish (7.5%), Italian (5.1%).
Elevation: 590 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ferrysburg
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ferrysburg city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
2.2% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +128 (+4.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ferrysburg:
- NORTH OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; GRAND HAVEN, MI)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF WESTERN MICHIGAN (about 11 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
- HACKLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MUSKEGON, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ferrysburg:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 6 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ferrysburg:
- GRAND HAVEN MEML AIRPARK (about 5 miles; GRAND HAVEN, MI; Abbreviation: 3GM)
- FLYING-A-RANCH (about 7 miles; FRUITPORT, MI; Abbreviation: 39Z)
- HAT FIELD (about 10 miles; NUNICA, MI; Abbreviation: 5N7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferrysburg:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)