Because of many things, Farmingville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Farmingville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Farmingville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Farmingville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.77 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Farmingville is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The overall education level of Farmingville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.30% of adults in Farmingville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Farmingville in 2022 was $45,453, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,812 for a family of four.
Farmingville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Farmingville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmingville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Farmingville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Farmingville include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Brazilian.
Farmingville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.70%.
The most common language spoken in Farmingville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
