Ferguson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 18,143 people and six associated neighborhoods, Ferguson is the 39th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Ferguson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ferguson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ferguson is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ferguson who work in office and administrative support (18.50%), healthcare suport services (9.36%), and management occupations (6.41%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.72% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. For a small city, Ferguson has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Ferguson exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Ferguson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.08% of adults in Ferguson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ferguson in 2022 was $26,963, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,852 for a family of four. However, Ferguson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ferguson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ferguson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ferguson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ferguson include German, Irish, African, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ferguson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
