Farnham

Population: 398
Median household income: $75,938
Median home value: $124,000

Farnham is a community in Erie County, New York, home to 398 residents. At $75,938, its median household income sits above Erie County's $71,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, Farnham's population declined 13.3% from 459 to 398, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $105,400 to $124,000.

81.5% of workers drive to work alone. 87.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 398
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,938
Median home value: $124,000
Median gross rent: $1,087
Housing units: 153
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

459398

Median household income

$45,000$75,938

Median home value

$105,400$124,000

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	459	$45,000	$105,400	$1,045
2020	440	$53,750	$115,400	$863
2021	484	$44,643	$116,200	$939
2022	424	$68,750	$124,800	$921
2023	398	$75,938	$124,000	$1,087

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4420.4%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	4.5%
5 to 17	57	14.3%
18 to 24	42	10.6%
25 to 34	41	10.3%
35 to 44	81	20.4%
45 to 54	64	16.1%
55 to 64	33	8.3%
65 to 74	41	10.3%
75 and over	21	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	340	85.4%
Black or African American	6	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	4.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	14.6%
High school graduate	125	44.5%
Some college or associate's	71	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	26	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	81.5%
Carpooled	23	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	29.9%
15 to 29 min	36	20.3%
30 to 44 min	55	31.1%
45 to 59 min	24	13.6%
60+ min	9	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 15.1% (59 of 390)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	79.2%
Nonfamily households	31	20.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	149	97.4%
Vacant	4	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	75.2%
Renter-occupied	37	24.8%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	134	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3625428
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5951, -79.0809