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Population (year 2000): 2,175. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,298 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,009 (46.4%), Females: 1,166 (53.6%)
Ellis County
Zip code:
75125
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $36,573 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ferris:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.4%)
- Hispanic (27.5%)
- Black (22.4%)
- Other race (7.4%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), Irish (5.4%),
German (5.4%), English (4.9%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).
Elevation: 472 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ferris
- High school or higher: 63.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ferris city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 11.9%
8.1% Foreign born (8.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -229 (-9.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ferris:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT LANCASTER (about 8 miles;
LANCASTER, TX)
- CEDARS HOSPITAL,THE (about 14 miles; DESOTO, TX)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SOUTH DALLAS (about 14
miles; DESOTO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ferris:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 25 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 52 miles; FORT WORTH,
TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ferris:
- FERRIS RED OAK MUNI (about 4 miles; FERRIS/RED OAK,
TX; ID: 12T)
- LANCASTER (about 5 miles; LANCASTER, TX; ID: LNC)
- CARROLL AIR PARK (about 13 miles; DE SOTO, TX; ID:
F66)
Amtrak station near Ferris:
- 20 miles: DALLAS (400 S. HOUSTON ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ferris:
- SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles;
DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,231)
- EL CENTRO COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,359)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE (about 21 miles; DALLAS, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,029)
- DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; DALLAS,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
Public high school in Ferris:
- FERRIS H S (Students: 636; Location: 303 E
5TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ferris:
- HAZEL INGRAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 499;
Location: 303 E 5TH ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- FERRIS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 495; Location:
303 E 5TH ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- LUCY MAE MCDONALD ELEMENTARY (Students: 327;
Location: P O BOX 403; Grades: 02 - 03)
- FERRIS J H (Students: 320; Location: 303 E
5TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Ferris:
- FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$28,259; Location: 514 S MABEL ST; 12,330 books; 175
audio materials; 862 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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