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Somerset, New Jersey county Neighborhood Profile



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 Somerset, New Jersey United States
Total population297,490 281,421,906
StateNew Jersey 
CountySomerset 

Somerset, New Jersey county Population

 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
Male145,24148.82%49.06%
Female152,24951.18%50.94%
Median age (years)37.2  35.3
18 years and over221,49974.46%74.31%
21 years and over214,26672.02%69.97%
62 years and over39,54613.29%14.66%
65 years and over33,38111.22%12.43%

 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
White236,04279.34%75.14%
Black or African American22,3967.53%12.32%
Asian24,9418.38%3.64%
Some other race8,6542.91%5.46%
Two or more races5,4571.83%2.43%

Somerset, New Jersey county Housing

 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
Total housing units 112,023 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 3,0392.71%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 108,98497.29%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 84,16775.13%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 24,81722.15%30.77%
 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200017,744 16.28%19.95%
1995 to 199833,744 30.96%28.9%
1990 to 199419,268 17.68%16.07%
1980 to 198917,101 15.69%15.58%
1970 to 19799,090 8.34%9.86%
1969 or earlier12,037 11.04%9.65%
 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
Total households108,984  105,480,101
Family households (families)78,409 71.95%68.06%
Nonfamily households30,575 28.05%31.94%
 Somerset, New Jersey United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0003465,457,817
$50,000 to $99,9991,67616,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99912,34413,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99915,2818,075,904
$200,000 to $299,99918,8366,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99917,1623,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9996,6471,308,116
$1,000,000 or more1,071313,759
Median (dollars)235,000119,600

Somerset, New Jersey county Education

 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 76,743 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool8,09610.55% 6.47%
Kindergarten4,2545.54% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)35,31446.02% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)14,45218.83% 21.38%
College or graduate school14,62719.06% 22.81%

Somerset, New Jersey county Economy

 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
Population 16 years and over228,283  217,168,077
In labor force158,972 69.64%63.92%
- Civilian labor force158,912 69.61%63.39%
- - Employed154,032 67.47%59.73%
- - Unemployed4,880 2.14%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.1  5.8
- Armed Forces60 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force69,311 30.36%36.08%
Females 16 years and over118,545 51.93%51.66%
In labor force73,244 32.08%29.72%
- Civilian labor force73,242 32.08%29.65%
- - Employed71,056 31.13%27.92%
Own children under 6 years26,149 11.45%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force14,533  12,787,501
With earnings95,392 41.79%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)100,796  56,604
With Social Security income23,221 10.17%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)13,150  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,862 0.82%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,785  6,320
With public assistance income1,298 0.57%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,641  3,032
With retirement income17,095 7.49%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,897  17,376
 Somerset, New Jersey %, Somerset, New Jersey United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households109,070  105,539,122
Less than $10,0003,145 2.88%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9993,009 2.76%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9996,238 5.72%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9997,056 6.47%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99912,585 11.54%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99921,109 19.35%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99916,763 15.37%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99919,926 18.27%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9999,259 8.49%2.2%
$200,000 or more9,980 9.15%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)76,933  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.