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Farmington Hills, MI
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Farmington Hills profile


Living in Farmington Hills



Farmington Hills is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 82,737 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Farmington Hills is the 14th largest community in Michigan.

Farmington Hills real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Farmington Hills house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Farmington Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Farmington Hills, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Farmington Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Farmington Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.83% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Farmington Hills in 2018 was $53,661, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,644 for a family of four. However, Farmington Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Farmington Hills is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Farmington Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmington Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Farmington Hills include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Farmington Hills's cultural character, accounting for 20.47% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Farmington Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Arabic.