China Grove vs Somerset

A side-by-side comparison of China Grove and Somerset: population, income, housing, and more.

China Grove and Somerset are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Somerset has the higher population (2,048 vs 1,395 in China Grove). China Grove has the higher median household income ($103,000 vs $75,337 in Somerset). China Grove has the higher median home value ($349,500 vs $164,700 in Somerset).

Population, income & housing

	China Grove	Somerset
Population	1,395	2,048
Median age	50.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,000	$75,337
Median home value	$349,500	$164,700
Median gross rent	$1,684	$1,129
Housing units	514	690
Homeownership rate	89.7%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	China Grove	Somerset
Population	1,224 → 1,395 (+14.0%)	1,645 → 2,048 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$92,656 → $103,000 (+11.2%)	$50,197 → $75,337 (+50.1%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $349,500 (+59.7%)	$112,900 → $164,700 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,386 → $1,684 (+21.5%)	$683 → $1,129 (+65.3%)

China Grove

Population

1,2241,395

Median household income

$92,656$103,000

Median home value

$218,800$349,500

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,684

Somerset

Population

1,6452,048

Median household income

$50,197$75,337

Median home value

$112,900$164,700

Median gross rent

$683$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	China Grove	Somerset
Under 5	4.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.1%
55 to 64	20.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.6%
75 and over	6.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	China Grove	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	13.9%
Black or African American	11.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	44.4%	84.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	China Grove	Somerset
No high school diploma	5.8%	23.9%
High school graduate	37.6%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	China Grove	Somerset
Drove alone	88.6%	85.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	1.5%
Other means	1.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	China Grove	Somerset
1-unit, detached	94.0%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	China Grove	Somerset
Poverty rate	6.5%	15.4%
Average household size	2.87	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1988	1991