As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 83,986, making it the second-largest community in Oakland County.

These two cities combined were part of Farmington Township in the time of the Northwest Territory.

Features of the community include a recently renovated downtown, boutiques, a vintage cinema, numerous restaurants, exotic car dealerships, art galleries, and public parks including Heritage Park.

The Holocaust Memorial Center was originally located in neighboring West Bloomfield Township, but has since expanded and moved to its current facility.

A small settlement was also developed in Clarenceville, in the extreme southeast corner of the township on the boundary with Livonia in Wayne County.

Stephen Jennings built a tavern and a general store to accommodate travelers on the plank road between Detroit and Howell.

[10] In 1847, a post office named North Farmington was established a mile south of the township line as Wolcott's Corners.

The first began as a subdivision named Quaker Valley Farms that was incorporated as the village of Quakertown in 1959.

The other was Wood Creek Farms, developed in 1937 as a subdivision by George Wellington of Franklin, who named it after a New England estate.

Farmington Hills is home to the headquarters of numerous major companies, including Gale, Mango Languages, 5-Hour Energy, and The Sharper Image,[12] as well as the United States headquarters of Bosch,[13] Mercedes-Benz Financial Services,[14] and TD Auto Finance.

[15] The city was also previously home to the headquarters of Compuware,[16] White Motor Company,[17] A&W Restaurants,[18] and Michigan National Bank.

[19] Nissan's North American technical center is located in Farmington Hills.

At that time Nissan planned to hire 150 more engineers to work in the technical center.

[25] Lordstown Motors operates a research and development center in Farmington Hills.

[26] According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[27] the top local employers are: Farmington Hills operates under the council-manager form of government.

This council helped to build the Riley Skate Park (the largest skate park in the Midwest), and sends delegates to the National League of Cities (NLC) conferences, has articles published in the local newspaper, helps run citywide events, organizes battle of the bands, and hosts their own talk show.

The Commission for Children, Youth and Families - operated in partnership with neighboring Farmington - is dedicated to creating a welcoming community for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

In 2006, a public meeting was held in Farmington Hills to discuss the possible merger of the two cities as a money saving venture, and also as a way to keep the two communities vibrant.

In April 2013, Farmington Hills had the fourth largest Japanese national population in the state of Michigan, at 589.

Harrison High School also operated in the city from 1970 until its closure in 2019, after which it was repurposed as a community center, named The Hawk.

[44] Small portions of the city are within the Clarenceville and Walled Lake Consolidated school districts.

Paul's Lutheran Preschool, and Hillel Day School, a non-denominational Jewish day school.The Orchard Ridge campus of Oakland Community College is located in Farmington Hills, as is the Michigan School of Psychology.