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Farmington Hills, MI
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Farmington Hills profile


Living in Farmington Hills



Farmington Hills is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 82,737 people and 24 constituent neighborhoods, Farmington Hills is the 14th largest community in Michigan.

Farmington Hills real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Farmington Hills house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Farmington Hills 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: 13.67% 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.

Another interesting thing about Farmington Hills, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

If knowledge is power, Farmington Hills is a pretty powerful place. 56.58% of the adults in Farmington Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Farmington Hills in 2018 was $50,287, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,148 for a family of four. However, Farmington Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Farmington Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Farmington Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmington Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Farmington Hills include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.

In addition, Farmington Hills has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.15%).

The most common language spoken in Farmington Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Arabic.