Farmington vs Rachel

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

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

Farmington has the higher population (431 vs 167 in Rachel). Rachel has the higher median household income ($87,569 vs $76,094 in Farmington). Rachel has the higher median home value ($80,200 vs $68,500 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Rachel
Population	431	167
Median age	44.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,094	$87,569
Median home value	$68,500	$80,200
Median gross rent	$667	—
Housing units	165	58
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	28.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Rachel
Population	445 → 431 (-3.1%)	289 → 167 (-42.2%)
Median household income	$40,208 → $76,094 (+89.3%)	—
Median home value	$69,300 → $68,500 (-1.2%)	$75,600 → $80,200 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $667 (-1.2%)	—

Farmington

Population

445431

Median household income

$40,208$76,094

Median home value

$69,300$68,500

Median gross rent

$675$667

Rachel

Population

289167

Median home value

$75,600$80,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Rachel
Under 5	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	26.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	19.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	2.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	24.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	1.2%
55 to 64	19.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.2%
75 and over	8.1%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Rachel
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Rachel
No high school diploma	10.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	71.9%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	10.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Rachel
Drove alone	64.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	33.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Rachel
1-unit, detached	91.5%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	29.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Rachel
Poverty rate	8.8%	3.6%
Average household size	2.93	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938