Because of many things, Farmingville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Farmingville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Farmingville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Farmingville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Farmingville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Farmingville, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Farmingville's cultural character, accounting for 16.70% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Farmingville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
