Piperton vs Somerville

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

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

Somerville has the higher population (3,439 vs 2,457 in Piperton). Piperton has the higher median household income ($125,982 vs $31,063 in Somerville). Piperton has the higher median home value ($550,200 vs $301,400 in Somerville).

Population, income & housing

	Piperton	Somerville
Population	2,457	3,439
Median age	57.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$125,982	$31,063
Median home value	$550,200	$301,400
Median gross rent	$1,229	$645
Housing units	1,061	1,392
Homeownership rate	93.3%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Piperton	Somerville
Population	2,142 → 2,457 (+14.7%)	3,238 → 3,439 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$96,250 → $125,982 (+30.9%)	$24,266 → $31,063 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$399,100 → $550,200 (+37.9%)	$164,200 → $301,400 (+83.6%)
Median gross rent	$885 → $1,229 (+38.9%)	$548 → $645 (+17.7%)

Piperton

Population

2,1422,457

Median household income

$96,250$125,982

Median home value

$399,100$550,200

Median gross rent

$885$1,229

Somerville

Population

3,2383,439

Median household income

$24,266$31,063

Median home value

$164,200$301,400

Median gross rent

$548$645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Piperton	Somerville
Under 5	0.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	17.0%	6.7%
55 to 64	25.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.3%
75 and over	15.0%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Piperton	Somerville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	47.1%
Black or African American	15.1%	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Piperton	Somerville
No high school diploma	4.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	24.2%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Piperton	Somerville
Drove alone	78.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	6.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Piperton	Somerville
1-unit, detached	96.7%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Piperton	Somerville
Poverty rate	4.2%	32.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	2003	1977