2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ferron had a population of 1,474. The median age was 39.0 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 544 households in Ferron, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.0% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,409 || 95.6%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0.0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 18 || 1.2%
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| Asian || 2 || 0.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 10 || 0.7%
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| Two or more races || 35 || 2.4%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 36 || 2.4%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census