Farmington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 23,641 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Farmington is the 44th largest community in Connecticut.

Farmington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Farmington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmington who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.99%), management occupations (13.72%), and sales jobs (11.24%).

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.

In addition, Farmington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Farmington is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.4% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Farmington.

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

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Farmington, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Farmington is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Farmington in 2000 was $39,102, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,408 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 Italian, Irish, Polish, English, German, French Canadian, French, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Farmington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.