Farmington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 24,464 people and six associated neighborhoods, Farmington is the 47th largest community in Minnesota. Farmington has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Farmington, where the median household income is $123,673.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Farmington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Farmington is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmington who work in management occupations (14.69%), business and financial occupations (10.01%), and office and administrative support (9.95%). Also of interest is that Farmington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.41% 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. Because of many things, Farmington is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Farmington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Farmington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The population of Farmington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.70% of adults in Farmington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Farmington in 2022 was $48,512, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,048 for a family of four. Farmington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Farmington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Farmington include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Farmington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
