Farmington vs Rosemount

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

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

Rosemount has the higher population (26,509 vs 23,675 in Farmington). Rosemount has the higher median household income ($127,247 vs $118,556 in Farmington). Rosemount has the higher median home value ($406,100 vs $345,100 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Rosemount
Population	23,675	26,509
Median age	35.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,556	$127,247
Median home value	$345,100	$406,100
Median gross rent	$1,275	$1,614
Housing units	8,475	9,797
Homeownership rate	86.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	50.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Rosemount
Population	22,869 → 23,675 (+3.5%)	24,292 → 26,509 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$95,331 → $118,556 (+24.4%)	$104,743 → $127,247 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$254,200 → $345,100 (+35.8%)	$279,000 → $406,100 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,275 (+21.2%)	$1,218 → $1,614 (+32.5%)

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

Rosemount

Population

24,29226,509

Median household income

$104,743$127,247

Median home value

$279,000$406,100

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Rosemount
Under 5	7.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	16.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.3%	8.5%
75 and over	3.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Rosemount
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	82.1%
Black or African American	4.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Rosemount
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.6%
High school graduate	20.6%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Rosemount
Drove alone	74.9%	67.3%
Carpooled	4.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	21.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Rosemount
1-unit, detached	71.2%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	18.4%	20.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Rosemount
Poverty rate	3.8%	2.9%
Average household size	2.86	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1997	2000