Patoka vs Somerville

A side-by-side comparison of Patoka and Somerville: population, income, housing, and more.

Patoka and Somerville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patoka has the higher population (887 vs 238 in Somerville). Somerville has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $61,136 in Patoka). Somerville has the higher median home value ($94,100 vs $92,300 in Patoka).

Population, income & housing

	Patoka	Somerville
Population	887	238
Median age	33.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,136	$71,250
Median home value	$92,300	$94,100
Median gross rent	$886	$613
Housing units	403	100
Homeownership rate	76.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patoka	Somerville
Population	1,210 → 887 (-26.7%)	343 → 238 (-30.6%)
Median household income	$40,068 → $61,136 (+52.6%)	$54,886 → $71,250 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$45,500 → $92,300 (+102.9%)	$85,000 → $94,100 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $886 (+26.6%)	$800 → $613 (-23.4%)

Patoka

Population

1,210887

Median household income

$40,068$61,136

Median home value

$45,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$700$886

Somerville

Population

343238

Median household income

$54,886$71,250

Median home value

$85,000$94,100

Median gross rent

$800$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patoka	Somerville
Under 5	6.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	23.9%	23.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	9.2%
75 and over	6.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patoka	Somerville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	1.3%
Two or more races	7.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patoka	Somerville
No high school diploma	15.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	46.4%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patoka	Somerville
Drove alone	83.9%	96.2%
Carpooled	13.6%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patoka	Somerville
1-unit, detached	71.5%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Patoka	Somerville
Poverty rate	19.7%	5.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1971	1960