City safety & data profile

Farmington HillsMI

Farmington Hills, MI is a 81K-resident city in Oakland County with a median household income of $104,836.

Oakland County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Farmington Hills, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Farmington Hills has a population larger than 90% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $354,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

81K
Population (place)
Top 10%
By size
$104,836
Median income (place)
$354,500
Median home (place)
7.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Farmington Hills

Farmington Hills posts a median household income higher than 73% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Farmington Hills area.

Top 27%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Farmington Hills

Where Farmington Hills income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$104,836 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Farmington Hills $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Farmington Hills, MI beyond the headline numbers

Farmington Hills sits inside Oakland County, Michigan, at roughly 42.49°N, -83.38°W. Population 81,330, $104,836 median household income. Median home value $354,500, median rent $1,551. Poverty rate 7.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Farmington Hills, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 7.6%, poverty in Farmington Hills, MI runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Farmington Hills costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

22.8% of Farmington Hills workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 31.2% in Farmington Hills, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

At 42.6 years, Farmington Hills's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Farmington Hills from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
81,330
Farmington Hills · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$104,836
+17% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$354,500
-14% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Oakland County): Farmington Hills's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.3M+5%
Median Income
$97,760+49%
Median Home Value
$343,600+102%
Poverty Rate
7.7%-25%
Unemployment
4.8%-53%

Economics

Economics indicators for Farmington Hills, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,551/mo
Poverty Rate
7.6% -39% vs avg
Unemployment 5.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 57.6%
Work From Home 22.8%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 59.7%
African American 18.3%
Asian 14%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
34.2%
Short Sleep Duration
31.2%
Obesity
29.8%
Physical Inactivity
18.4%
Binge Drinking
14.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.5%
Current Asthma
10.3%
Diabetes
10.1%
Current Smoking
9.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 74.8%
Annual Checkup 81.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
4.6%
Stroke
2.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
BEAUMONT HOSPITAL - FARMINGTON HILLS
FARMINGTON HILLS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Farmington Hills?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Farmington Hills right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-FARMINGTON-HILLS · Farmington Hills

Farmington Hills: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Farmington Hills; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Farmington Hills, MI? ▼
Farmington Hills, MI has a population of 81,330 people, located in Oakland County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Farmington Hills? ▼
The median household income in Farmington Hills, MI is $104,836 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.6%.
What is the median home value in Farmington Hills? ▼
The median home value in Farmington Hills, MI is $354,500. Median rent is $1,551/month.
What are the top health concerns in Farmington Hills? ▼
The top health indicators in Farmington Hills include High Blood Pressure (34.2%), Short Sleep Duration (31.2%), Obesity (29.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Farmington Hills? ▼
Farmington Hills has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Farmington Hills? ▼
The median age in Farmington Hills, MI is 42.6 years. 57.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Farmington Hills, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (7.6% here).

Coral Springs, FL 7.6% Warwick, RI 7.6% Chino Hills, CA 7.6% Rockville, MD 7.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($104,836 here).

Overland Park, KS $104,834 Valrico, FL $104,839 Spanish Fork, UT $104,844 North Fair Oaks, CA $104,884

Compare Farmington Hills with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Farmington, MI 11K West Bloomfield Township, MI 65K Novi, MI 59K Livonia, MI 95K Redford, MI 50K Southfield, MI 73K Beverly Hills, MI 10K Westland, MI 82K
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Using Farmington Hills's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Farmington Hills area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Farmington Hills against Michigan peers on any ranking lens. Explore Michigan

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Oakland County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.