Farmington Hills

Population & Demographics

Farmington Hills, MI

Farmington Hills is home to 83,515 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,295 resident workers commute each day.

MichiganCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2021
Based on 2021 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Michigan.
83,515
people
Population

83,515 residents

Median age 42.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Farmington Hills population & demographics

Who lives in Farmington Hills — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
83,515
Median age
42.6yrs
Median household income
$104,836
Median home value
$354,500
Median gross rent
$1,551/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.6%
Poverty rate
7.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Farmington Hills

How Farmington Hills breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White59.3%
Black18.2%
Asian13.7%
Two or more races5.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Farmington Hills

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Farmington Hills.

Farmington Hills at a glance
Employed Residents
37,295
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Detroit
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Farmington Hills proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Farmington Hills commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

58 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Farmington Hills

37,295 commutes, one dot at a time

Farmington Hills

Where 37,295 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Farmington Hills, by worker count.

1Detroit15.4 mi4,540
2Farmington Hills0.0 mi4,245
3Southfield6.6 mi3,094
4Livonia6.1 mi2,125
5Troy13.4 mi2,084
6Novi5.6 mi1,723
7Dearborn14.1 mi1,646
8Warren17.7 mi1,305

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Farmington Hills.

1Farmington Hills0.0 mi4,245
2Detroit15.4 mi3,936
3Novi5.6 mi2,426
4Livonia6.1 mi2,396
5Westland11.6 mi1,343
6Southfield6.6 mi1,202
7Troy13.4 mi1,008
8Royal Oak11.4 mi924

Top industries

The sectors that employ Farmington Hills’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services21.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.0%
MFManufacturing9.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.0%
FIFinance and Insurance7.1%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing7.0%
RTRetail Trade6.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.3%
WSWholesale Trade4.6%
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