Farmington is a city of 46,314 people in New Mexico. The foreign-born share is 3%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $233,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 22% since 2000. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,784, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Farmington
What changed most since 1990
White share69.7% → 44.0%(−25.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.4% → 26.2%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Farmington's population equals 38% of San Juan County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 54% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 29% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(600)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(781)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27%(692)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.6%(195)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,561 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Farmington, decade by decade
Farmington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,997
$69,388
$157,685
18.4%
58.8
2000
37,844
$68,609
$167,957
19.7%
67.6
2010
45,877
$71,504
$247,003
19.7%
77.6
2020
46,624
$68,572
$228,469
20.7%
85.5
2024
46,314
$68,784
$233,000
26.2%
82.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
