Somerset County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	72,799	13,018,639	334,922,499	769th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,446	$77,971	$80,734	1938th of 3,221
Median Age	46.9	40.9	38.9	488th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	35.2%	35.7%	2370th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,600	$254,500	$332,700	2245th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$753	$1,209	$1,413	2462nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.0%	11.7%	12.5%	2224th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.3%	5.2%	1314th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	67.7	291.0	n/a	1279th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	7.7%	14.1%	2431st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1413th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.4%	69.3%	65.2%	566th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	26.3	26.4	1463rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	15.6%	15.1%	1637th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2101st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.2%	46.2%	46.9%	824th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.6%	n/a	n/a	2351st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.6%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.8	44.6	61.4

Age in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	46.9	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.9%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	29,344	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.2%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.1%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,808	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.0%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	37,863	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.0%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.5%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.6%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.9%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,477	$3,311	n/a

Education in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.5%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.5%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.3%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.4%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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