Somerville

Population: 80,549
Median household income: $127,056
Median home value: $899,400

Somerville, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has 80,549 residents. At $127,056, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Somerville's population held roughly steady from 80,906 to 80,549, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $664,700 to $899,400.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 33.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,549
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $127,056
Median home value: $899,400
Median gross rent: $2,468
Housing units: 37,583
Homeownership rate: 34.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,90680,549

Median household income

$97,328$127,056

Median home value

$664,700$899,400

Median gross rent

$1,874$2,468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,906	$97,328	$664,700	$1,874
2020	81,175	$102,311	$709,800	$2,026
2021	80,608	$108,896	$739,900	$2,152
2022	80,464	$120,778	$860,500	$2,357
2023	80,549	$127,056	$899,400	$2,468

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3433.4%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,184	4.0%
5 to 17	5,216	6.5%
18 to 24	10,949	13.6%
25 to 34	26,908	33.4%
35 to 44	12,392	15.4%
45 to 54	7,734	9.6%
55 to 64	6,505	8.1%
65 to 74	4,715	5.9%
75 and over	2,946	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	53,254	66.1%
Black or African American	3,628	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.1%
Asian	9,390	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	0.0%
Some other race	1,070	1.3%
Two or more races	3,937	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,181	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate13.3%

Some college or associate's11.6%

Bachelor's degree34.6%

Graduate or professional degree33.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,296	7.0%
High school graduate	8,152	13.3%
Some college or associate's	7,110	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	21,192	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,450	33.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone30.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit19.6%

Walked8.4%

Bicycle6.4%

Worked from home29.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,014	30.7%
Carpooled	2,638	4.8%
Public transit	10,876	19.6%
Walked	4,640	8.4%
Bicycle	3,556	6.4%
Worked from home	16,056	29.0%
Other means	654	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,134	10.5%
15 to 29 min	13,455	34.2%
30 to 44 min	13,365	33.9%
45 to 59 min	5,421	13.8%
60+ min	3,003	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 10.1% (7,913 of 77,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,656	38.5%
Nonfamily households	21,771	61.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,427	94.3%
Vacant	2,156	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,155	34.3%
Renter-occupied	23,272	65.7%

1-unit, detached11.6%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units53.4%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units16.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,363	11.6%
1-unit, attached	1,854	4.9%
2 to 4 units	20,070	53.4%
5 to 19 units	5,162	13.7%
20 or more units	6,084	16.2%
Mobile home & other	50	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2562535
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 42.3904, -71.1010