Ferguson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 17,996 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 service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ferguson who work in office and administrative support (16.92%), healthcare suport services (9.38%), and maintenance occupations (7.81%). A relatively large number of people in Ferguson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 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, 21.70% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ferguson in 2022 was $28,833, 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 $115,332 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, English, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ferguson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.