Northfield vs Somers Point

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

Northfield 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.

Somers Point has the higher population (10,461 vs 8,427 in Northfield). Northfield has the higher median household income ($104,042 vs $68,542 in Somers Point). Somers Point has the higher median home value ($277,500 vs $275,900 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Northfield	Somers Point
Population	8,427	10,461
Median age	44.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$104,042	$68,542
Median home value	$275,900	$277,500
Median gross rent	$1,554	$1,308
Housing units	3,447	5,730
Homeownership rate	87.8%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.9%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northfield	Somers Point
Population	8,153 → 8,427 (+3.4%)	10,321 → 10,461 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$87,156 → $104,042 (+19.4%)	$61,366 → $68,542 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$223,100 → $275,900 (+23.7%)	$221,500 → $277,500 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,720 → $1,554 (-9.7%)	$1,156 → $1,308 (+13.1%)

Northfield

Population

8,1538,427

Median household income

$87,156$104,042

Median home value

$223,100$275,900

Median gross rent

$1,720$1,554

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)

	Northfield	Somers Point
Under 5	4.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.3%
75 and over	9.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northfield	Somers Point
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	69.8%
Black or African American	2.8%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	9.3%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northfield	Somers Point
No high school diploma	6.9%	10.8%
High school graduate	22.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northfield	Somers Point
Drove alone	81.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	4.5%
Public transit	1.3%	1.2%
Walked	0.9%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.2%
Worked from home	7.3%	8.9%
Other means	4.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northfield	Somers Point
1-unit, detached	89.8%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	23.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Northfield	Somers Point
Poverty rate	4.4%	11.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1966	1970