Hammonton vs Somers Point

A side-by-side comparison of Hammonton and Somers Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Hammonton and Somers Point are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hammonton has the higher population (14,746 vs 10,461 in Somers Point). Hammonton has the higher median household income ($83,044 vs $68,542 in Somers Point). Hammonton has the higher median home value ($324,200 vs $277,500 in Somers Point).

Population, income & housing

	Hammonton	Somers Point
Population	14,746	10,461
Median age	45.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,044	$68,542
Median home value	$324,200	$277,500
Median gross rent	$1,375	$1,308
Housing units	6,145	5,730
Homeownership rate	71.3%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammonton	Somers Point
Population	14,139 → 14,746 (+4.3%)	10,321 → 10,461 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$73,048 → $83,044 (+13.7%)	$61,366 → $68,542 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$235,500 → $324,200 (+37.7%)	$221,500 → $277,500 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,204 → $1,375 (+14.2%)	$1,156 → $1,308 (+13.1%)

Hammonton

Population

14,13914,746

Median household income

$73,048$83,044

Median home value

$235,500$324,200

Median gross rent

$1,204$1,375

Somers Point

Population

10,32110,461

Median household income

$61,366$68,542

Median home value

$221,500$277,500

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,308

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hammonton	Somers Point
Under 5	5.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.3%
75 and over	11.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammonton	Somers Point
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	69.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammonton	Somers Point
No high school diploma	9.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	36.0%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammonton	Somers Point
Drove alone	72.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.2%	1.2%
Walked	1.8%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammonton	Somers Point
1-unit, detached	68.4%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	23.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hammonton	Somers Point
Poverty rate	11.2%	11.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1970	1970