CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Farmington

Utah · 9,028 residents · 9.95 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Farmington is a city of 9,028 people in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 21.3. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 53% more than in Utah as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.9% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,028

−25%vs 2000

vs 12,081 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.3

−19%vs 2000

vs 26.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.2%(1,011)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.7%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1413.9%(1,256)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.5%(859)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(453)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(1,317)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(1,362)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(751)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.2%(380)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.3%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(127)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,392

−49%vs 2000

vs $24,407 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,000

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $195,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $730 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

14.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(11,389)

Black0.4%(43)

Hispanic / Latino3%(360)

Asian0.8%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(8,924)

Black0.3%(27)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(44)

Asian0.6%(50)

Other0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.8%(1,222)

Spaniard0.8%(208)

South American0.6%(156)

Central American0.4%(111)

Colombian0.3%(86)

Salvadoran0.2%(58)

Puerto Rican0.2%(46)

Cuban0.2%(41)

Chilean0.1%(35)

Guatemalan0.1%(27)

Honduran0.1%(26)

Peruvian0.1%(23)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(17)

Argentine0%(12)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(84)

Cambodian0.3%(82)

Asian Indian0.3%(79)

Chinese0.2%(60)

Korean0.1%(29)

Filipino0.1%(27)

Thai0.1%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.5%(139)

Samoan0.4%(103)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(34)

Ancestry

English40.5%(10,271)

German13.3%(3,384)

Danish4.6%(1,168)

Irish4.2%(1,069)

Scottish3.9%(980)

American3.5%(883)

Swedish3.3%(848)

French2.7%(692)

Italian2.6%(668)

Dutch2.6%(663)

Welsh1.9%(478)

Norwegian1.5%(373)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.2%(292)

British1%(243)

Swiss1%(243)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(171)

Armenian0.6%(146)

Canadian0.4%(98)

Subsaharan African0.3%(72)

Belgian0.3%(64)

Greek0.2%(60)

Finnish0.2%(56)

Arab0.2%(48)

Lebanese0.1%(37)

Slovene0.1%(30)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Iranian0.1%(21)

French Canadian0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Russian0.1%(15)

Austrian0%(11)

West Indian0%(11)

Haitian0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Danish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(2,989)

Married61.5%(5,644)

Widowed0.8%(77)

Divorced5.2%(474)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(2,461)

Married61.9%(5,711)

Widowed2.8%(259)

Divorced8.7%(801)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 78.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 91.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)42.7%(340)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(160)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.8%(182)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 797 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper