Empire vs Farmington

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

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

Population, income & housing

	Empire	Farmington
Population	—	23,675
Median age	—	35.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$118,556
Median home value	—	$345,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,275
Housing units	—	8,475
Homeownership rate	—	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	38.1%
Unemployment rate	—	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Empire	Farmington
Population	—	22,869 → 23,675 (+3.5%)
Median household income	—	$95,331 → $118,556 (+24.4%)
Median home value	—	$254,200 → $345,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,052 → $1,275 (+21.2%)

Empire

Farmington

Population

22,86923,675

Median household income

$95,331$118,556

Median home value

$254,200$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Empire	Farmington
Under 5	—	7.5%
5 to 17	—	23.9%
18 to 24	—	5.4%
25 to 34	—	12.3%
35 to 44	—	16.6%
45 to 54	—	15.5%
55 to 64	—	11.3%
65 to 74	—	4.3%
75 and over	—	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Empire	Farmington
White (non-Hispanic)	—	82.4%
Black or African American	—	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.4%
Two or more races	—	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	—	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Empire	Farmington
No high school diploma	—	6.5%
High school graduate	—	20.6%
Some college or associate's	—	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	—	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Empire	Farmington
Drove alone	—	74.9%
Carpooled	—	4.6%
Public transit	—	0.3%
Walked	—	1.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	18.6%
Other means	—	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Empire	Farmington
1-unit, detached	—	71.2%
1-unit, attached	—	18.4%
2 to 4 units	—	2.2%
5 to 19 units	—	2.7%
20 or more units	—	5.3%
Mobile home & other	—	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Empire	Farmington
Poverty rate	—	3.8%
Average household size	—	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	—	1997