Community Profile

The City of Ferndale, gateway to Oakland County, is located at the intersection of I-696 and I-75.  Ferndale is at the crossroads of interstate transportation in Southeast Michigan.

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Major Employers Firms/# of Employees Product/Service Ferndale School District/450 Primary Education Ferndale Laboratories Inc./200 Pharmaceutical Products Ferndale City/170 Local Government Garden Fresh Salsa/135 Food Processing Hayes Lemmerz./125 Engineering Service Hoyt Brumm Link Inc./125 Piping Process Contractor Rocky Peanut Inc./125 Candy, Nut and Confectionery Allied Printing/120 Custom Printing Services Como’s Restaurant/105 Restaurant Credit Union One/105 Financial Cort Furniture./100 Furniture Nature Nook Inc./100 Florist Ed Schmid Ford Inc./96 Automobile Dealership Walker Wire & Steel Corp./95 Steel Wiredrawing, Nails, and Spikes Western Fruit and Meat Market/90 Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Market Progressive Metal Manufacturing/90 Metal Assembly and Fabrication Buffalo Wild Wings/85 Restaurant Gage Products Co./80 Chemical Products - Wholesale

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Labor Market Unemployment 3.2% Total Labor Force 14,630  Employed 13,981

(Source: MESC)

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Population/Household Projections Year Population Projection Number of Households Projection 1990 25,026 9,845 1996 24,485 9,895 2000 22,105* 9,872 2005 21,460 9,825 2010 24,843 9,853

(Source: SEMCOG, 2005-10=Census Est.)

* For further information about the 2000 Census, please see the National Census website. 

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Population by Age Age Range Number of People Age 85 and Older 302 (1.4%) Age 75 to 84 792 (3.6%) Age 65 to 74 1,043 (4.7%) Age 55 to 64 1,550 (6.9%) Age 45 to 54 2,809 (12.7%) Age 35 to 44 3,924 (17.8%) Age 20 to 34 6,692 (30.3%) Age 10 to 19 2,495 (11.3%) Age 0 to 9 2,498 (11.3%)

(Source: 2000 U.S. Bureau of Census)

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Utilities Electric DTE Telephone AT&T Natural Gas Consumers Power Sewer System Detroit Metro Sewer, Water & Solid Waste Water System Detroit Metro Sewer, Water & Solid Waste

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Transportation Major Highways I-696, I-75, 8 Mile Road (M-102), Woodward Avenue (M-1) Public Transit Available SMART,  313-962-5515

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Government Support Services Chamber of Commerce Maile Ilac Boeder (248) 542-2160 Community Development Marsha Scheer (248) 546-2367 City Manager (248) 546-2525 Incentives Ferndale has awarded tax abatements for industrial facilities under Act 198 of PA 1974.  Ferndale also participates in tax increment financing under the Downtown Development Authority, Act 197 of 1975.  The City has approved 5 developments under the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (Act 381 of 1996). 2006 Tax Rate Homestead $47.4344 per $1,000 State Equalized Value Non-Homestead $65.4344 per $1000 State Equalized Value

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Quality of Life Median Household Income 2000: $45,629 Average Housing Costs 2000: $102,900 Education Ferndale School District Hazel Park School District Medical Facilities William Beaumont Hospital Clinic

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Educational Achievement % of People Over Age 25 Achievement 16.3% No H.S. Diploma 28.4% H.S. Diploma 24.9% College 1-3 years 17.2% College 4 years 7.7% Advanced Degree

(Source: 2000 U.S. Bureau of Census)

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The City of Ferndale, Michigan
300 East Nine Mile Road
Ferndale, Michigan  48220
(248) 546-2525