Farmington vs Wilton

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

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

Farmington has the higher population (4,879 vs 1,822 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($55,721 vs $39,646 in Farmington). Wilton has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $161,800 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Wilton
Population	4,879	1,822
Median age	37.0 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,646	$55,721
Median home value	$161,800	$163,500
Median gross rent	$838	$560
Housing units	1,960	922
Homeownership rate	37.8%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Wilton
Population	4,143 → 4,879 (+17.8%)	1,950 → 1,822 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$40,430 → $39,646 (-1.9%)	$47,500 → $55,721 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $161,800 (-6.6%)	$89,700 → $163,500 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $838 (+33.0%)	$519 → $560 (+7.9%)

Farmington

Population

4,1434,879

Median household income

$40,430$39,646

Median home value

$173,200$161,800

Median gross rent

$630$838

Wilton

Population

1,9501,822

Median household income

$47,500$55,721

Median home value

$89,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$519$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Wilton
Under 5	0.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	6.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	35.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	5.2%	7.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	17.0%
75 and over	19.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	99.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Wilton
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Wilton
Drove alone	52.7%	77.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	8.0%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Wilton
1-unit, detached	42.1%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	24.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	11.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Wilton
Poverty rate	25.4%	6.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1962	1947