CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Farmington

West Virginia · 402 residents · 0.42 sq mi

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Farmington is a city of 402 people in West Virginia. The median age is 40.3, about 7 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 31.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in West Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $29,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

402

+4%vs 2000

vs 387 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.3

+9%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024390

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(21)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.9%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410%(40)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(52)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(44)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(42)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(32)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,019

−46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,063

−43%vs 2000

vs $15,990 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.1%

+22.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,600

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.4%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

32.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(375)

Black1.8%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(393)

Black1.2%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1%(4)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German18.7%(73)

English12.1%(47)

Irish11.8%(46)

Italian9%(35)

Scotch-Irish7.4%(29)

Polish5.6%(22)

Hungarian3.6%(14)

Croatian2.6%(10)

Russian1.5%(6)

American0.8%(3)

Scottish0.8%(3)

Arab0.5%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.5%(2)

Ukrainian0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.5%

−22.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married26.8%(41)

Married56.2%(86)

Widowed4.6%(7)

Divorced12.4%(19)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(35)

Married55.2%(85)

Widowed11.7%(18)

Divorced10.4%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−16.8 ptssince 2013

from 26.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.5%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% 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)20.8%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.2%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War16.7%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 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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