Somerset County, New Jersey

Interactive maps and statistics for Somerset County, New Jersey: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New Jersey and the United States.

Somerset County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for median household income (15th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (34th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	349,846	9,343,809	334,922,499	213th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$140,374	$103,556	$80,734	15th of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	40.1	38.9	1569th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.8%	43.6%	35.7%	34th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$552,100	$454,400	$332,700	102nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,033	$1,720	$1,413	42nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.4%	9.7%	12.5%	3152nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	6.3%	5.2%	1442nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,158.9	1,270.4	n/a	154th of 3,222
Foreign Born	27.9%	23.9%	14.1%	40th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	84th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	63.8%	65.2%	1654th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.4	30.5	26.4	360th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.7%	16.8%	15.1%	77th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.3%	n/a	n/a	2953rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.8%	49.8%	46.9%	312th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.1%	n/a	n/a	21st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.6%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	67.8	66.4	61.4

Age in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	41.8	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.1%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	130,802	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.5%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.3%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.3%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$72,193	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.2%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	9.3%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	33.8%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.4%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.2%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	133,639	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.8%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.7%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	2.1%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$10,001	$9,590	n/a

Education in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.6%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.7%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.2%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.6%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.0%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.8%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.4%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.7%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.3%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Somerset County, New Jersey

Statistic	Somerset County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.7%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	16.6%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.2%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	65.3%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.0%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	26.6%	24.5%	16.7%

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