Farmington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 10,423 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Farmington is the 129th largest community in Michigan.

Farmington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.26% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Farmington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmington who work in sales jobs (13.61%), office and administrative support jobs (13.31%), and management occupations (13.01%).

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.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Farmington. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Farmington.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Farmington is also home to many people who can 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 small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Farmington, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.87% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Farmington is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Farmington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Farmington is a pretty powerful place. 47.95% of the adults in Farmington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Farmington in 2000 was $32,452, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,808 for a family of four.

Farmington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, English, Polish, Italian, Scottish, and French.

In addition, Farmington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.08%).

The most common language spoken in Farmington is English. Some people also speak Other Asian languages.