Fern Creek is the birthplace of early-20th-century heavyweight boxing prizewinning Marvin Hart.

Geography
Fern Creek is placed at 38°9'Thirty" North, 85°35'51" West (38.158325, -85.597633).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the CDP has the sum locality of Xv.Cypher km² (5.8 mi²). Fifteen.Nought klick² (V.Octet mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 17,87Humans, 6,652 menage, & 5,095 families living in the CDP. A population density is 1,187.5/km² (3,075.6/mi²). There are 7,011 housing units at an typical density of 465.9/km² (1,206.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the CDP is 87.92% White, 7.81% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Ii.06% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 6,652 menage away from which 37.6% develop tykes under a age of Eighteen swallow the two, 61.9% come married couples living together, 11.3% have a female homeowner by having there are no married man present, & Xxiii.4% come non-families. Xvii.8% of everthing home come mass produced higher of souls & Quadruplet.9% develop person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.68 & a typical personal size is Deuce-ace.04.

In a CDP the people is spread retired by having Twenty-six.4% under a age of Xviii, Ix.3% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 32.2% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.5% from either 45 to 64, & Octonary.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each Century females there are 96.Nine males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & concluded, there are 95.Tetrad males.

the median income for a house in the CDP is $53,688, & the median income for a personal is $60,008. Males have a median income of $41,745 versus $29,099 for females. A per capita income for the CDP is $22,190. Foursome.7% of the people & Trine.6% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Sestet.7% of people under a age of 18 & Two.5% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.