Somerset

Population: 18,246
Median household income: $111,720
Median home value: $389,400

Somerset is a community in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to 18,246 residents. At $111,720, its median household income sits above Bristol County's $84,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, Somerset's population held roughly steady from 18,165 to 18,246, while its median home value rose 39.5% from $279,200 to $389,400.

Owners occupy 84.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,246
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $111,720
Median home value: $389,400
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 7,587
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,16518,246

Median household income

$84,115$111,720

Median home value

$279,200$389,400

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,165	$84,115	$279,200	$1,132
2020	18,160	$90,260	$293,000	$1,130
2021	18,271	$96,967	$316,600	$1,216
2022	18,266	$105,377	$369,000	$1,307
2023	18,246	$111,720	$389,400	$1,313

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	791	4.3%
5 to 17	2,721	14.9%
18 to 24	884	4.8%
25 to 34	1,961	10.7%
35 to 44	2,182	12.0%
45 to 54	2,558	14.0%
55 to 64	2,627	14.4%
65 to 74	2,253	12.3%
75 and over	2,269	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,731	91.7%
Black or African American	52	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	439	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	686	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,074	7.8%
High school graduate	4,022	29.0%
Some college or associate's	3,635	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,132	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,987	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,885	84.9%
Carpooled	365	3.9%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	22	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	945	10.2%
Other means	55	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,859	22.3%
15 to 29 min	2,691	32.3%
30 to 44 min	2,040	24.5%
45 to 59 min	924	11.1%
60+ min	828	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 5.0% (890 of 17,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,221	71.0%
Nonfamily households	2,131	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,352	96.9%
Vacant	235	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,208	84.4%
Renter-occupied	1,144	15.6%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,204	81.8%
1-unit, attached	150	2.0%
2 to 4 units	780	10.3%
5 to 19 units	243	3.2%
20 or more units	115	1.5%
Mobile home & other	95	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2562465
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.9 sq mi
Water area: 3.99 sq mi
Center point: 41.7385, -71.1651