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Population (year 2000): 16,056
Males: 7,822  (48.7%)
Females: 8,234  (51.3%)

Anne Arundel County

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21061.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,400 (it was $45,816 in 2000)
Ferndale  $53,400
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $262,300 (it was $126,800 in 2000)
Ferndale  $262,300
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in Ferndale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.1%)
  • Black (15.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Korean (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (24.1%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.2%), Italian (7.0%), Polish (5.8%), United States (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 4.06 square miles.

Population density: 3952 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ferndale

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferndale CDP

  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

975 residents are foreign born (3.4% Asia, 1.7% Latin America).

This place:  6.1%
Maryland:  9.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ferndale:  1.0% ($1,314)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baltimore, MD (8.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (116.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pumphrey, MD (1.9 miles ), Linthicum, MD (2.0 miles ), Glen Burnie, MD (2.6 miles ), Brooklyn Park, MD (3.0 miles ), Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands, MD (3.7 miles ), South Gate, MD (3.9 miles ), Severn, MD (5.5 miles ), Arbutus, MD (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 76.64 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,189 (-19.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 563 (7.0%)


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Ferndale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.4 miles away from the Ferndale place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 tornado 13.7 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ferndale:
  • NORTH ARUNDEL HOSP (about 2 miles; GLEN BURNIE, MD)
  • HARBOR HOSPITAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BALTIMORE, MD)
  • UNIVERSITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BALTIMORE, MD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ferndale:
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 3 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 32 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 36 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ferndale:
  • TIPTON (about 11 miles; FORT MEADE(ODENTON), MD; ID: FME)
  • SUBURBAN (about 16 miles; LAUREL, MD; ID: W18)
  • ESSEX SKYPARK (about 16 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: W48)

Amtrak stations near Ferndale:
  • 4 miles: BWI AIRPORT RAIL STATION (BALTIMORE, AMTRAK WAY). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: BALTIMORE (1500 N. CHARLES ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferndale:
  • THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY (about 6 miles; CATONSVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 10,141)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY (about 8 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 9,095)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE (about 8 miles; Baltimore, MD; FT enrollment: 4,456)
  • UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE (about 8 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 3,230)
  • COPPIN STATE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,844)
  • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 12,330)
  • ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ARNOLD, MD; FT enrollment: 6,467)

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Notable locations in Ferndale: Cromwell Farms (A), Glen Burnie Industrial Park (B), Chatham Executive Office Park (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Cromwell Fields Shopping Center (1), Chesapeake Square Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ferndale include: Wesley Church (A), Church of Christ (B), North Glen Church (C), Holy Trinity Catholic Church (D), Ferndale United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: John Wesley Cemetery (1), Old Cromwell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Bridge Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Ferndale include: Pleasantville Park (1), North Glen Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.7%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Ferndale compared to Maryland state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Anne Arundel County Maryland:


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8.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,404 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.28%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,505 average AGI)
Anne Arundel County:  0.27%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Prince George's County, MD  1.40% ($51,887 average AGI)
from Baltimore County, MD  0.68% ($48,834)
from Howard County, MD  0.60% ($60,387)


8.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($950 average AGI)
Anne Arundel County:  0.19%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Baltimore County, MD  0.90% ($42,267 average AGI)
to Prince George's County, MD  0.64% ($45,884)
to Baltimore city, MD  0.62% ($40,433)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ferndale:
  • WJRO (1590 AM; 1 kW; GLEN BURNIE, MD; Owner: ERALD BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WOLB (1010 AM; 1 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WCAO (600 AM; 5 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferndale:
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRBS (95.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: PETER & JOHN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWIN-FM (95.9 FM; GLEN BURNIE, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPOC (93.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WERQ-FM (92.3 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
  • WYPR (88.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WYPR LICENSE HOLDING LLC)
  • WXYV (105.7 FM; CATONSVILLE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFSI (107.9 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBJC (91.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WQSR (102.7 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY OF CHESAPEAKE LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WEAA (88.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MORGAN STATE COLLEGE)
  • WSMJ (104.3 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WTMD (89.7 FM; TOWSON, MD; Owner: TOWSON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Ferndale:
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WMJF-LP (Channel 16; TOWSON, MD; Owner: TOWSON UNIVERSITY)

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