Farmington vs Water Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and Water Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Farmington and Water Valley are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Farmington has the higher population (205 vs 112 in Water Valley). Since 2019, Farmington's population has grown faster (+34.0% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Water Valley
Population	205	112
Median age	60.1 yrs	28.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,159	—
Median home value	$75,700	—
Housing units	79	41
Homeownership rate	75.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Water Valley
Population	153 → 205 (+34.0%)	187 → 112 (-40.1%)
Median household income	$50,250 → $32,159 (-36.0%)	$49,896 → $80,385 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $75,700 (+13.0%)	$69,400 → $128,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $1,063 (+66.6%)

Farmington

Population

153205

Median household income

$50,250$32,159

Median home value

$67,000$75,700

Water Valley

Population

187112

Median household income

$49,896$80,385

Median home value

$69,400$128,800

Median gross rent

$638$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Water Valley
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	25.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	28.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.0%	37.5%
65 to 74	22.0%	0.0%
75 and over	8.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Water Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	37.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Water Valley
No high school diploma	24.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	35.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Water Valley
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Water Valley
1-unit, detached	89.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Water Valley
Poverty rate	49.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1959	1974