Randolph AFB vs Somerset

A side-by-side comparison of Randolph AFB and Somerset: population, income, housing, and more.

Randolph AFB 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 1,400 in Randolph AFB). Randolph AFB has the higher median household income ($124,167 vs $75,337 in Somerset).

Population, income & housing

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
Population	1,400	2,048
Median age	22.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$124,167	$75,337
Median home value	—	$164,700
Median gross rent	$2,257	$1,129
Housing units	417	690
Homeownership rate	0.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.2%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
Population	1,123 → 1,400 (+24.7%)	1,645 → 2,048 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$104,732 → $124,167 (+18.6%)	$50,197 → $75,337 (+50.1%)
Median home value	—	$112,900 → $164,700 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,061 → $2,257 (+9.5%)	$683 → $1,129 (+65.3%)

Randolph AFB

Population

1,1231,400

Median household income

$104,732$124,167

Median gross rent

$2,061$2,257

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)

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
Under 5	10.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	27.4%	19.1%
18 to 24	14.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	24.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	1.9%	9.4%
65 to 74	0.1%	11.6%
75 and over	0.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	13.9%
Black or African American	7.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	3.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.9%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	84.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
No high school diploma	0.3%	23.9%
High school graduate	3.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	37.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
Drove alone	55.5%	85.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
1-unit, detached	58.5%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	33.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Randolph AFB	Somerset
Poverty rate	2.0%	15.4%
Average household size	3.49	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1938	1991