Farmingdale is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,502 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Farmingdale is the 209th largest community in New York.

Housing costs in Farmingdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In Farmingdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Farmingdale is a smaller village, 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Farmingdale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Farmingdale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.90% 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 Farmingdale in 2022 was $71,479, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,916 for a family of four.

Farmingdale is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Farmingdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Farmingdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Farmingdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.15% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Farmingdale include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Farmingdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.