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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ferguson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Despite the fact that it is a small city, Ferguson has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.The population of Ferguson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ferguson, 22.08% 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.
