Farmingville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Farmingville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
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.
In Farmingville, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Farmingville is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Farmingville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.30% of adults in Farmingville have a college degree.
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.
