Farmingdale, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,474
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.5
1.64% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.16%
3.41% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$122,980
8.25% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$559,700
5.58% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,550
2.11% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Farmingdale, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Farmingdale, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Farmingdale, NY was $559,700, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Farmingdale, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Farmingdale, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Farmingdale, NY is home to a population of 8.47k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.78% of Farmingdale, NY residents were born outside of the country (829 people).

In 2024, there were 7.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.2k people) in Farmingdale, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 823 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 478 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Farmingdale, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Farmingdale, NY was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Farmingdale, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.2k ± 643
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    823 ± 448
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    478 ± 236
16.8%
Hispanic Population
1.42k people

In 2024, there were 7.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.2k people) in Farmingdale, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 823 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 478 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.8% of the people in Farmingdale, NY are hispanic (1.42k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Farmingdale, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.78%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
829 people
11.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.01k people

As of 2024, 9.78% of Farmingdale, NY residents (829 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Farmingdale, NY was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    41 ± 39
  2. Vietnam
    20 ± 35
  3. Korea
    18 ± 30

Farmingdale, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Farmingdale, NY employs 4.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Farmingdale, NY were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (761 people), Educational Services (543 people), and Retail Trade (516 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($140,481), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($120,177), and Public Administration ($113,750).

Employment

Occupations

4.55k
2024 Value
± 547
−2.11%
1 Year decline
± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Farmingdale, NY declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 4.65k employees to 4.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Farmingdale, NY, are Management Occupations (664 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (563 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (556 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Farmingdale, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.55k
2024 Value
± 547
−2.11%
1 Year decline
± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Farmingdale, NY declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 4.65k employees to 4.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Farmingdale, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (761 people), Educational Services (543 people), and Retail Trade (516 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Farmingdale, NY, though some of these residents may live in Farmingdale, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$109,250
Median earning men ± $14,708
$60,881
Median earning women ± $15,124

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($158,169), Construction ($136,731), and Public Administration ($129,408).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,611), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,930).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Farmingdale, NY was $559,700 in 2024, which is 1.68 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $530,100 to $559,700, a 5.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Farmingdale, NY is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Farmingdale, NY have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Farmingdale, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$559,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$31,208
$2,473
Median Property Taxes
±$361

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Farmingdale, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Farmingdale, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

70%
Homeownership
2024
57.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Farmingdale, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$122,980
Median Household Income
± $14,873
3.53k
Number of Households
± 405

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.53k households in Farmingdale, NY declined from $122,980 from the previous year's value of $134,037.

The following chart displays the households in Farmingdale, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Farmingdale, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.6%)
  3. Public Transit (10.5%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Farmingdale, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Farmingdale, NY have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.96% of the workforce in Farmingdale, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Farmingdale, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Farmingdale, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Farmingdale, NY (429 out of 8.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Farmingdale, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.2% of the population of Farmingdale, NY has health coverage, with 66.7% on employee plans, 8.23% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 9.25% on non-group plans, and 0.601% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.77%
Uninsured
66.7%
Employer Coverage
8.23%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
9.25%
Non-Group
0.601%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Farmingdale, NY declined by 8.24% from 1.93% to 1.77%.

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