Farmington

Population & Demographics

Farmington, NM

Farmington is home to 46,314 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,048 resident workers commute each day.

New MexicoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
46,314
people
Population

46,314 residents

Median age 38.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Farmington population & demographics

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

Population
46,314
Median age
38.7yrs
Median household income
$68,784
Median home value
$233,000
Median gross rent
$1,037/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%

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

How Farmington 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).

White44.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native24.3%
Hispanic or Latino24.1%
Two or more races5.7%
Asian0.9%
Black0.7%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Farmington

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.

Farmington at a glance
Employed Residents
22,048
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
60.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Albuquerque
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Farmington 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 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

75 / 100

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

Farmington

22,048 commutes, one dot at a time

Farmington

Where 22,048 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Farmington0.0 mi13,289
2Albuquerque143.0 mi1,039
3Lee Acres7.0 mi655
4Aztec11.9 mi575
5Shiprock28.1 mi495
6Bloomfield11.7 mi440
7Durango40.4 mi426
8Waterflow15.8 mi287

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Farmington.

1Farmington0.0 mi13,289
2Crouch Mesa5.5 mi1,185
3Bloomfield11.7 mi1,155
4Aztec11.9 mi1,029
5Lee Acres7.0 mi856
6Albuquerque143.0 mi665
7West Hammond9.2 mi460
8La Plata8.6 mi449

Top industries

The sectors that employ Farmington’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.7%
RTRetail Trade16.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.0%
EDEducational Services8.6%
PAPublic Administration7.9%
COConstruction6.6%
MNMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction6.1%
WSWholesale Trade3.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Farmington

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps6%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Farmington

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