What percentage of people rent in Ferndale, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Ferndale, MD, 2020–2024
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32.5% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Ferndale, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,157 renting households against 4,472 that own their home.

In Ferndale, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.5% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 2,157 (±421)
Median renter income: $98,034 (±$20,501)

Who rents and who owns in Ferndale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ferndale	Anne Arundel County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.5% (±5.9 points)	24.9% (±0.8 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,157 (±421)	55,896 (±1,724)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,472 (±467)	168,852 (±1,914)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$98,034 (±$20,501)	$83,319 (±$4,539)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,125 (±$10,572)	$143,751 (±$2,324)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Ferndale, the renter share is higher than in Anne Arundel County (24.9%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Anne Arundel County, Ferndale ranks 9 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 138 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ferndale has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.3% (±3.7 points)	32.5% (±5.9 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,378 (±$91)	$2,022 (±$142)	+46.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$72,168 (±$4,392)	$94,948 (±$11,228)	+31.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ferndale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ferndale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ferndale	—	32.5% (±5.9 points)	—
Linthicum	2.3 mi	16.6% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Brooklyn Park	2.3 mi	20.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Glen Burnie	2.5 mi	35.9% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Baltimore Highlands	3.4 mi	45.9% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Lansdowne	3.8 mi	43.0% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pasadena	4.5 mi	16.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Severn	4.9 mi	29.0% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Arbutus	5.0 mi	30.8% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Linthicum, MD (16.6%), Brooklyn Park, MD (20.3%), Pasadena, MD (16.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Baltimore Highlands, MD (45.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Anne Arundel County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Jessup	43.8% (±9.4 points)
4	Maryland City	39.2% (±5.7 points)
5	Annapolis	38.0% (±2.8 points)
6	Odenton	37.2% (±3.3 points)
7	Glen Burnie	35.9% (±1.9 points)
8	Parole	35.8% (±3.9 points)
9	Ferndale	32.5% (±5.9 points)
10	Severn	29.0% (±2.7 points)
11	Arden on the Severn	20.6% (±12.2 points)
12	Brooklyn Park	20.3% (±4.5 points)
13	Riviera Beach	18.1% (±5.4 points)
14	Crofton	17.8% (±2.7 points)
15 (tie)	Edgewater	16.6% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Anne Arundel County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ferndale is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ferndale

How many renters are there in Ferndale?

Ferndale has an estimated 2,157 (±421) renting households, 32.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ferndale?

In Ferndale, the share of households that rent went from 37.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ferndale?

A renting household in Ferndale has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ferndale?

The median renting household in Ferndale, MD has an income of $98,034 (±$20,501) a year, against $93,125 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ferndale CDP, Maryland (place:28075, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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