Farmingville is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 14,983 people and three associated neighborhoods, Farmingville is the 129th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Farmingville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Because of many things, Farmingville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Farmingville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Farmingville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Farmingville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Farmingville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Farmingville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Farmingville is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Farmingville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.91% of adults in Farmingville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Farmingville in 2022 was $47,218, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,872 for a family of four.
Farmingville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Farmingville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmingville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Farmingville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.33% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Farmingville include Italian, Irish, German, Brazilian, and Polish.
In addition, Farmingville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.30%).
The most common language spoken in Farmingville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.