Farmington vs Layton

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

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

Layton has the higher population (82,512 vs 24,934 in Farmington). Farmington has the higher median household income ($120,432 vs $99,188 in Layton). Farmington has the higher median home value ($618,400 vs $437,400 in Layton).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Layton
Population	24,934	82,512
Median age	31.7 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,432	$99,188
Median home value	$618,400	$437,400
Median gross rent	$1,644	$1,455
Housing units	7,397	28,497
Homeownership rate	82.5%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Layton
Population	23,847 → 24,934 (+4.6%)	76,197 → 82,512 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$106,488 → $120,432 (+13.1%)	$77,426 → $99,188 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$386,500 → $618,400 (+60.0%)	$260,400 → $437,400 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,178 → $1,644 (+39.6%)	$1,022 → $1,455 (+42.4%)

Farmington

Population

23,84724,934

Median household income

$106,488$120,432

Median home value

$386,500$618,400

Median gross rent

$1,178$1,644

Layton

Population

76,19782,512

Median household income

$77,426$99,188

Median home value

$260,400$437,400

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Layton
Under 5	6.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.7%
75 and over	3.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Layton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Layton
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	14.2%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Layton
Drove alone	67.6%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.9%
Public transit	1.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.0%	14.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Layton
1-unit, detached	76.9%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	7.6%
20 or more units	7.9%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Layton
Poverty rate	5.0%	7.0%
Average household size	3.40	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	2001	1993