Moving to Ferndale, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,834. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,724 (-6.0% change)
Males: 861 (46.9%), Females: 973 (53.1%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $32,617
Median house value: $60,000

Population by Race

Races in Ferndale:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
• Black (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (32.4%), Irish (12.2%), Italian (10.3%), English (9.8%), Polish (8.7%), United States (6.6%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ferndale

• High school or higher: 91.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferndale borough

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 59.0%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 6.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ferndale:

• CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
• SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 2 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
• LEE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ferndale:

• JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 6 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
• ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
• ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 42 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ferndale:

• EBENSBURG (about 16 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
• INDIAN LAKE (about 18 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)
• SOMERSET COUNTY (about 19 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)

Amtrak station near Ferndale:

• 3 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferndale:

• UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 4 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 40 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
• FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
• WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
• CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 70 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
• CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 71 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)