Indiana County vs Somerset County

A side-by-side comparison of Indiana County and Somerset County: population, income, housing, and more.

Indiana County and Somerset County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indiana County has the higher population (83,213 vs 73,255 in Somerset County). Somerset County has the higher median household income ($59,378 vs $58,739 in Indiana County). Indiana County has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $130,600 in Somerset County).

Population, income & housing

	Indiana County	Somerset County
Population	83,213	73,255
Median age	39.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,739	$59,378
Median home value	$145,400	$130,600
Median gross rent	$786	$749
Housing units	37,672	37,800
Homeownership rate	71.1%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indiana County	Somerset County
Population	85,032 → 83,213 (-2.1%)	74,361 → 73,255 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$49,320 → $58,739 (+19.1%)	$49,089 → $59,378 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $145,400 (+20.1%)	$107,000 → $130,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $786 (+10.9%)	$607 → $749 (+23.4%)

Indiana County

Population

85,03283,213

Median household income

$49,320$58,739

Median home value

$121,100$145,400

Median gross rent

$709$786

Somerset County

Population

74,36173,255

Median household income

$49,089$59,378

Median home value

$107,000$130,600

Median gross rent

$607$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indiana County	Somerset County
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	16.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.5%
75 and over	8.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indiana County	Somerset County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indiana County	Somerset County
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	40.1%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indiana County	Somerset County
Drove alone	75.7%	82.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	6.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indiana County	Somerset County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Indiana County	Somerset County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1963