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

Map of Ferrysburg, MI

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:

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)