| | People QuickFacts | Ferguson | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 21,198 | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,203 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 21,203 | 5,988,927 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.2% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 28.7% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.3% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 55.2% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 29.3% | 82.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 67.4% | 11.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.0% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.2% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 28.7% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.0% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.6% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.3% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.2% | 25.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.2 | 23.2 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 63.6% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.7% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $96,800 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 8,277 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.47 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,524 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,134 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.6% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Ferguson | Missouri |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,460 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.8% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 294,475 | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 391,824 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,574 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 29,273 | 11,070,634 |