Farmington is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 46,262 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Farmington is the sixth largest community in New Mexico. Farmington real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Farmington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Farmington is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Farmington is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Farmington who work in office and administrative support (12.27%), management occupations (9.17%), and sales jobs (9.13%). One of the benefits of Farmington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.58 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Farmington is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.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.
