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Somerset, NJ, 08873 QuickFacts

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
Total population	41,197	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	somerset
Zip(s)	08873

Somerset, NJ, 08873 Population

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
Male	19,831	48.14%	49.06%
Female	21,366	51.86%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.1		35.3

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
18 years and over	31,865	77.35%	74.31%
21 years and over	30,753	74.65%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,762	13.99%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,894	11.88%	12.43%

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
White	22,175	53.83%	75.14%
Black or African American	11,649	28.28%	12.32%
Asian	4,572	11.1%	3.64%
Some other race	1,766	4.29%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,035	2.51%	2.43%

Somerset, NJ, 08873 Housing

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
Total households	15,441		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,467	67.79%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,974	32.21%	31.94%

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
Total housing units	15,735		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	355	2.26%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,441	98.13%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,686	67.91%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,755	30.22%	30.77%

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	62	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	160	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,953	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,784	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,154	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	608	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	41	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	22	0.57%
Median (dollars)	171,000	119,600

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,583	16.73%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,654	30.14%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,500	16.19%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,319	15.02%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,512	9.79%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,814	11.75%	9.65%

Somerset, NJ, 08873 Education

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	10,238		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	955	9.33%	6.47%
Kindergarten	410	4.0%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,230	41.32%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,860	18.17%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,783	27.18%	22.81%

Somerset, NJ, 08873 Economy

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
Population 16 years and over	32,485		217,168,077
In labor force	22,032	67.82%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	22,008	67.75%	63.39%
- - Employed	21,240	65.38%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	768	2.36%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	24	0.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,453	32.18%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	16,945	52.16%	51.66%
In labor force	10,511	32.36%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	10,511	32.36%	29.65%
- - Employed	10,198	31.39%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,194	9.83%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,895		12,787,501

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	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,343		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	657	4.28%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	416	2.71%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	883	5.76%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,292	8.42%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,857	12.1%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,486	22.72%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,667	17.38%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,688	17.52%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	788	5.14%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	609	3.97%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	68,047		41,994

	Somerset, NJ, 08873	%, Somerset, NJ, 08873	United States
With earnings	13,376	41.18%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	79,748		56,604
With Social Security income	3,200	9.85%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,426		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	342	1.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,663		6,320
With public assistance income	287	0.88%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,830		3,032
With retirement income	2,568	7.91%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,648		17,376

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