Farmington is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 46,237 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Farmington is the sixth largest community in New Mexico.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Farmington spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.58 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Even though Farmington is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The education level of Farmington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.81% of adults in Farmington have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Farmington in 2022 was $31,294, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,176 for a family of four. However, Farmington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Farmington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Farmington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmington residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Farmington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Farmington include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Farmington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.