Farmingville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Farmingville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Farmingville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Farmingville is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Farmingville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.30% of adults in Farmingville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Farmingville in 2018 was $45,453, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,812 for a family of four.
Farmingville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Farmingville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmingville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Farmingville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Farmingville include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Brazilian.
Farmingville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.70%.
The most common language spoken in Farmingville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
