Ferndale, Michigan

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Population in July 2008: 21,112. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 10,530	(49.9%)
Females: 10,582	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	33.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48220.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,002 (it was $45,629 in 2000)

Ferndale:	$49,002
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,757

Ferndale:	$25,757
Michigan:	$24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,595 (it was $102,700 in 2000)

Ferndale:	$131,595
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $141,579; Detached houses: $142,586; Townhouses or other attached units: $89,819; In 2-unit structures: $152,776; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,148; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,274; Mobile homes: $83,587
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Races in Ferndale:

White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
Black (3.4%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ferndale: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.0%), Irish (16.1%), English (12.1%), Polish (11.1%), French (6.3%), Italian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 649 feet

Land area: 3.88 square miles.

Population density: 5442 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ferndale

High school or higher: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ferndale city

Never married: 39.0%
Now married: 40.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 13.6%

1,129 residents are foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 0.9% North America).

This city:	5.1%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 54 registered sex offenders living in Ferndale, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ferndale to the number of sex offenders is 391 to 1.

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

Ferndale:	1.5% ($1,567)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Oak, MI (3.2 miles , pop. 60,062).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (5.3 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (237.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Ridge, MI (1.0 miles ), Hazel Park, MI (1.3 miles ), Huntington Woods, MI (1.6 miles ), Oak Park, MI (1.6 miles ), Madison Heights, MI (1.7 miles ), Royal Oak, MI (1.8 miles ), Berkley, MI (1.9 miles ), Highland Park, MI (2.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $83,300
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $101,700
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $65,700
2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $73,300
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $75,900
2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $92,000
2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $100,900
2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $101,900
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $105,300
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.46 N, Longitude: 83.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,998 (-13.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,647 (13.1%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 248

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Ferndale, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -3,006 (-12.0%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	12.4%
Michigan:	13.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

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Crime in Ferndale by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	4.7
Rapes	21	10	15	11	11	14	10	9	6
per 100,000	85.5	41.1	67.5	49.2	50.2	64.3	46.1	42.0	28.3
Robberies	40	28	34	34	26	37	35	43	24
per 100,000	162.8	115.2	153.0	152.1	118.6	170.0	161.4	200.9	113.2
Assaults	42	39	32	46	56	55	44	67	62
per 100,000	170.9	160.4	144.0	205.8	255.5	252.7	202.9	313.0	292.4
Burglaries	195	138	146	165	146	126	180	157	137
per 100,000	793.5	567.6	657.0	738.1	666.0	579.0	830.1	733.4	646.0
Thefts	535	502	515	496	430	436	424	418	420
per 100,000	2177.1	2064.7	2317.6	2218.8	1961.5	2003.4	1955.4	1952.6	1980.5
Auto thefts	135	150	134	164	162	142	154	196	178
per 100,000	549.4	616.9	603.0	733.6	739.0	652.5	710.2	915.6	839.3
Arson	9	3	4	5	3	1	3	6	1
per 100,000	36.6	12.3	18.0	22.4	13.7	4.6	13.8	28.0	4.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	338.0	271.2	324.6	325.3	311.0	325.9	328.3	359.2	316.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 56 (48 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.27
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ferndale, Michigan

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Ferndale, Michigan average precipitation

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Ferndale-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Ferndale city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 11.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Ferndale-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Ferndale center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Clif Brown - College basketball player (Niagara Purple Eagles), Stane's Bufford - College basketball player (Western Michigan Broncos).

Hospital/medical center in Ferndale:

HENRY FORD - KINGSWOOD HOSPITAL (10300 W EIGHT MILE ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ferndale:

MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MADISON HEIGHTS, MI)
ST JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM OAKLAND GENERAL (about 4 miles; MADISON HEIGHTS, MI)
KERN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WARREN, MI)

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Amtrak stations near Ferndale:

3 miles: ROYAL OAK (201 S. SHERMAN DR.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
7 miles: BIRMINGHAM (449 S. ETON ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
8 miles: DETROIT (11 W. BALTIMORE AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ferndale-mi.com

Colleges/Universities in Ferndale:

VIRGINIA FARRELL BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 124; Location: 22925 WOODWARD AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: virginiafarrell.com)
MICHIGAN HVAC VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER (Location: 1521 E 8 MILE RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ferndale:

LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; SOUTHFIELD, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,479)
MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WARREN, MI; FT enrollment: 11,057)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 10 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 11 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 6,572)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 12 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 5,574)
SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE (about 13 miles; LIVONIA, MI; FT enrollment: 4,780)

Public high schools in Ferndale:

Ferndale High School (Students: 1107; Location: 881 PINECREST STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Ferndale Adult Education School (Students: 1021; Location: 427 ALLEN; Grades: 9 - 12)
Academy Of Oak Park (6-12) School (Students: 526; Location: 21300 MENDOTA; Grades: 9 - 12)
University High School (Students: 363; Location: 1244 PAXTON STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Thomas A. Edison School (Students: 52; Location: 1700 SHEVLIN STREET; Grades: 2 - 12)
Jardon Vocational School (Students: 35; Location: 2200 E. WOODWARD HEIGHTS; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ferndale:

Edison-Oakland Public Academy School (Students: 932; Location: 22111 WOODWARD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 7)
Webb Elementary School (Students: 432; Location: 2100 WOODWARD HEIGHTS; Grades: KG - 11)
Ferndale Middle School (Students: 384; Location: 725 PINECREST; Grades: 7 - 8)
Roosevelt Primary School (Students: 365; Location: 2610 PINECREST DRIVE; Grades: KG - 3)
Coolidge Intermediate School (Students: 316; Location: 2521 BERMUDA STREET; Grades: 4 - 6)
Grant Early Childhood Center School (Location: 21131 GARDENLANE; Grades: - )
Taft Education Center School (Location: 427 ALLEN STREET; Grades: - )

Private elementary/middle school in Ferndale:

FERNDALE MONTESSORI CENTER (Students: 67; Location: 400 WEST MARSHALL; Grades: PK - KG)

See full list of schools located in Ferndale, Map of school districts: FERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HAZEL PARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Libraries in Ferndale:

FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $530,613; Location: 222 EAST NINE MILE ROAD; 91,191 books; 1,886 audio materials; 3,808 video materials; 177 serial subscriptions)
ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating income: $38,355; Location: 21075 WYOMING AVENUE; 4,544 books; 48 audio materials; 4 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The Ferndale Public School district is arranged on an age centered structure: Roosevelt school is K-2, Wilson is grades 3-4, Coolidge is grades 5-6. Ferndale Middle School (grades 7-8) and Ferndale High School(grades 9-12) are on the same campus on Pinecrest. Please contact the Ferndale Public Schools Public Relations Director Stephanie Hall 248.586.8651 shall at ferndaleschools.org to confirm this information. thank you.

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Cemetery: Machpelah Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Ferndale include: Wilson Park (1), Martin Road Park (2), Harding Park (3), Roosevelt Park (4), Mapledale Park (5), Wanda Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Ferndale Historical Museum (1651 Livernois Street), Helena's Salon (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 23344 Woodward Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ferndale and their reported violations in the past:

WERNER/HIGHLAND OFFICE BLDG (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-09-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

8 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ferndale that have no violations reported:

FERNDALE (Population served: 22105, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	51.7%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ferndale, MI

People in group quarters in Ferndale

69 people in nursing homes
31 people in other group homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Ferndale compared to Michigan state average:

Ferndale, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Ferndale (2009 data):

TCF National Bank: Ferndale Kroger Branch at 8920 West Eight Mile, branch established on 1997-11-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $16,703.1 mil, Deposits: $10,292.3 mil, headquarters in Wayzata, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 455 total offices, Holding Company: Tcf Financial Corporation
Paramount Bank: Ferndale Branch at 22635 Woodward Ave., branch established on 2006-07-31. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $278.0 mil, Deposits: $215.9 mil, headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Paramount Bancorp, Inc.
RBS Citizens, National Association: Ferndale at 23011 Woodward Avenue, branch established on 1934-05-01. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
The Huntington National Bank: Ferndale Branch at 306 West Nine Mile Road, branch established on 2002-12-16. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $53,586.6 mil, Deposits: $39,203.1 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 840 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Comerica Bank: Nine Mile-Hilton Branch at 1000 East Nine Mile Road, branch established on 1966-07-06. Info updated 2007-12-17: Bank assets: $67,597.6 mil, Deposits: $44,538.2 mil, headquarters in Dallas, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 424 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Oakland County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Neighborhoods in Ferndale:

Religion statistics for Ferndale

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	52.4%	5.1%	4.5%	3.0%	2.5%
Congregations	11.0%	9.6%	5.9%	4.9%	4.9%

Name	Muslim Estimate	Episcopal Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.7%	1.2%	1.2%	26.2%
Congregations	1.2%	4.0%	0.9%	3.5%	54.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	9	$35,061	$46,748	0	$0
Other Government Administration	5	$23,834	$57,202	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	13	$48,814	$45,059	6	$8,973
Police Protection - Officers	46	$243,799	$63,600	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$20,969	$35,947	8	$3,837
Firefighters	32	$163,225	$61,209	0	$0
Fire - Other	0	$0		1	$1,038
Streets and Highways	14	$61,210	$52,466	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		5	$4,804
Health	1	$3,405	$40,860	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$6,334	$38,004	1	$2,320
Parks and Recreation	5	$15,573	$37,375	6	$5,387
Housing and Community Development(Local)	8	$28,107	$42,161	1	$2,524
Water Supply	12	$42,639	$42,639	0	$0
Local Libraries	4	$14,309	$42,927	7	$4,450
Other and Unallocable	4	$16,206	$48,618	5	$6,137
Totals for Government	162	$723,485	$53,591	40	$39,470

Ferndale government finances in 2004:

Charges - Sewerage: $2,471,000
All Other: $1,378,000

Solid Waste Management: $931,000

Housing & Community Development: $399,000

Parks & Recreation: $332,000

Parking Facilities: $316,000
Construction - General: $193,000
Judicial & Legal: $62,000

Parks & Recreation: $43,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,937,000
Fire Protection: $3,509,000

Regular Highways: $2,987,000

Sewerage: $2,335,000

Water Utilities: $2,288,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,090,000

General - Other: $1,841,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,172,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,128,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,063,000

Financial Administration: $654,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $653,000

Central Staff Services: $564,000

Libraries: $520,000

Parking Facilities: $227,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $17,991,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $12,955,000

Total Other Securities: $4,826,000

Interest Revenue: $4,601,000

Benefit Payments: $2,210,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $810,000

Local Employee Contribution: $134,000

Withdrawals: $9,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,414,000
Housing & Community Development: $467,000

All Other: $159,000
General - Interest on Debt: $861,000
Local Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $128,000
All Other: $30,000

Highways: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,225,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,225,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,495,000
Interest Earnings: $138,000

Property Sale Other: $85,000

Rents: $42,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,777,000
Parks & Recreation: $96,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,907,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,470,000
Transit Utilities: $0
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $543,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,323,000
Highways: $1,843,000

All Other: $105,000

Transit Utilities: $68,000
Tax - Property: $13,176,000
NEC: $376,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $9,762,000

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,911 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,316 average AGI)
Oakland County: 0.13%
Michigan average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Wayne County, MI	1.88% ($44,191 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI	0.97% ($50,153)
from Genesee County, MI	0.21% ($41,786)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,610 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)
Oakland County: 0.10%
Michigan average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Wayne County, MI	1.35% ($44,508 average AGI)
to Macomb County, MI	1.04% ($43,477)
to Genesee County, MI	0.29% ($43,511)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ferndale:

WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WEXL (1340 AM; 1 kW; ROYAL OAK, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WQBH (1400 AM; 1 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: QUEEN'S BROADCASTING CORP.)
WUFL (1030 AM; daytime; 5 kW; STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WXDX (1310 AM; 5 kW; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WDEO (990 AM; 9 kW; YPSILANTI, MI; Owner: WORD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ferndale:

WMGC-FM (105.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WCSX (94.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WDVD (96.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOMC (104.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN)
WYCD (99.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN)
WKRK-FM (97.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDTJ (105.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDRQ (93.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRIF (101.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WJLB (97.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKQI (95.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WNIC (100.3 FM; DEARBORN, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WVMV (98.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WDTR-FM (90.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF DETROIT)
WMXD (92.3 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WDTW (106.7 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WDET-FM (101.9 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WMUZ (103.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
WGPR (107.5 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WGPR, INC.)
WHPR-FM (88.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, MI; Owner: R.J.'S LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ferndale:

WWJ-TV (Channel 62; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WDWB (Channel 20; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WXON LICENSE, INC.)
WTVS (Channel 56; DETROIT, MI; Owner: DETROIT EDUC. TV FOUNDATION)
WBXD-CA (Channel 5; DETROIT, MI; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WJBK (Channel 2; DETROIT, MI; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WDIV-TV (Channel 4; DETROIT, MI; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC.)
WXYZ-TV (Channel 7; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CHANNEL 7 OF DETROIT, INC.)
WKBD (Channel 50; DETROIT, MI; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF DETROIT INC.)
WLPC-LP (Channel 26; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GLENN R. AND KARIN A. PLUMMER)
W33BY (Channel 68; DETROIT, MI; Owner: HIGHLAND PARK BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WADL (Channel 38; MOUNT CLEMENS, MI; Owner: ADELL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDWO-CA (Channel 18; DETROIT, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
W48AV (Channel 48; DETROIT, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Ferndale fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total average daily traffic: 215,852
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,402

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

Christopher B Page, 1443 Bonner (Ferndale Mi4, Mi # 305628), Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.6 m, Overall height: 104.2 m
Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Towers, Inc, 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:
Edwin L Nass, 2201 Woodward Hts Blvd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 127 m, Overall height: 127.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00028876
Registrant: Cbs Communications Services Inc., Suite 350, 2175 K Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 457-4602, Email:
Kyle B Entz, Ferndale, Type: Tower, Structure height: 28.9 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
Marin Fettman, 427 Allen Road (De02904c), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00130191
Registrant: T-Mobile Central LLC (F/K/A Voicestream Pcs I, LLC), 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
2201 Woodward Hts Blvd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 127 m, Overall height: 127.7 m
Registrant: Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Of Michigan Dba , 2201 Woodward Hts Blvd, Ferndale, MI 48220, Phone: (810) 546-9600

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Ferndale, MI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 47 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ferndale)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 18 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ferndale)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 7 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	40	$123,950	360	$104,081	514	$111,967	60	$38,333	1	$355,000	122	$93,172	1	$14,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$99,250	32	$105,906	124	$109,024	11	$50,545	0	$0	23	$87,043	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$117,333	91	$101,890	362	$111,083	54	$31,111	0	$0	74	$85,865	4	$55,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	5	$113,800	26	$79,654	106	$127,113	7	$63,857	0	$0	15	$96,133	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	9	$135,889	45	$113,089	1	$111,000	0	$0	9	$102,667	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 1730.00 , 1731.00, 1732.00, 1733.00, 1734.00, 1735.00, 1736.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 7 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	151	$121,550	64	$146,453	22	$87,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	16	$125,063	12	$148,333	2	$65,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$82,000	0	$0	1	$68,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	8	$147,250	6	$151,000	1	$69,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$110,000	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 1730.00 , 1731.00, 1732.00, 1733.00, 1734.00, 1735.00, 1736.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 80
Hazardous Condition: 125
Service Call: 5

Incident types - Ferndale

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ferndale, MI

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