People QuickFacts Farmington New Mexico Population, 2006 estimate 43,573 1,954,599 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 13.6% 7.5% Population, 2000 37,844 1,819,046 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.6% 7.2% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 29.3% 28.0% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.7% 11.7% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.0% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 70.7% 66.8% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 17.0% 9.5% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.1% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 17.7% 42.1%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.9% 54.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.3% 8.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 19.8% 36.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.6% 78.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.7% 23.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.8 21.9  Housing units, 2000 15,077 780,579 Homeownership rate, 2000 68.4% 70.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $100,600 $108,100  Households, 2000 13,982 677,971 Persons per household, 2000 2.67 2.63 Median household income, 1999 $37,663 $34,133 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,167 $17,261 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.0% 18.4%     Business QuickFacts Farmington New Mexico Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 411,225 8,993,729 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 976,065 18,328,637 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $24,142 $9,879 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 111,468 2,771,474 Total number of firms, 2002 4,832 136,711 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 16.6% 5.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.7% 21.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.7% 30.9%      Geography QuickFacts Farmington New Mexico Land area, 2000 (square miles) 26 121,355 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,424.3 15.0 FIPS Code 25800 35 Counties San Juan County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts