About Farmington

Farmington is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,116 people and just one neighborhood, Farmington is the 535th largest community in Pennsylvania.

When you are in Farmington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.7% of Farmington's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Farmington is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmington who work in sales jobs (13.36%), office and administrative support jobs (9.92%), and community and social services (6.55%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.37% 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.

Being a small town, Farmington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Farmington Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Farmington who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.93% of the adults in Farmington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Farmington in 2000 was $13,918, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,672 for a family of four.

The people who call Farmington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Farmington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Farmington include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Farmington is English.