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55024

Farmington, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,287
Median household income
$127,280
People below poverty
3.9%
Median home value
$378,700

Income

The median income of households in 55024 was $127,280. An estimated 2.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.1
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 2.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5
$35,000 to $49,999 5.5
$50,000 to $74,999 10.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 25.1
$150,000 to $199,999 17.3
$200,000 or more 20.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 82726
Female 70343

An estimated 88.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,775. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.7
Social Security 18.4
Retirement income 17.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.7

In 2020-2024, 4.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 55024 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 83.6% and public coverage was 21.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 55024 had a total population of 37,287 - 18,178 (48.8%) females and 19,109 (51.2%) males. The median age was 36.1 years. An estimated 27.8% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 27.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 55024 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1733 1045
5 to 9 1635 1465
10 to 14 1103 1324
15 to 19 1566 1380
20 to 24 1172 734
25 to 29 1018 1066
30 to 34 1344 1254
35 to 39 1661 1439
40 to 44 1253 1432
45 to 49 1258 1127
50 to 54 1635 1602
55 to 59 1144 1312
60 to 64 1062 1105
65 to 69 548 647
70 to 74 438 474
75 to 79 274 376
80 to 84 109 209
85 and over 156 187

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.6% were White; 4.2% were Black or African American; 5.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.2% were Asian; 1.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.4% of the people in 55024 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.8% of the people in 55024 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,760 households in 55024. The average household size was 2.91 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.4% of the households in 55024 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.7% of all households, while 10.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17% of all households.

In 55024, 41.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.4
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.4% of males and 57.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.5 25.4
Now married, except separated 58.4 57.3
Separated 0.6 0.2
Widowed 1.2 5.3
Divorced 7.4 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 55024, 640 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.8% of the people living in 55024 were U.S. natives. 69.8% of the 55024 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.2% of 55024 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 55024 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 55024.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 23.1
Asia 40.9
Europe 12.3
Africa 21.4
Northern America 2.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 55024 in 2020-2024, 7.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 3.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 55024 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 55024 was 9,958 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 892 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,291. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,775.

Educational Attainment of People in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.6
High school diploma or equivalency 21.2
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 13.7
Bachelor's degree 29
Graduate or professional degree 8.5

Disability

In 55024, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 55024, 75.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,528 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,684 12.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 823 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 55024 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 13.5
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 55024 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,184 43.6
Service occupations 3,019 14.3
Sales and office occupations 4,264 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,941 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,653 12.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.9% of 55024 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.9
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 19

In 2020-2024, 55024 had a total of 13,056 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.9
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

11.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 55024 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 77.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 55024 had 12,760 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 296 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.7% while renters occupied 11.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.99 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.29.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.4% and another 32.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 55024:

House Heating Fuel Used in 55024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.2
Electricity 11.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 55024 was $378,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.5 % had a mortgage. 22.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,215 and for owners without a mortgage it was $805.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 55024 was $1,483. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.