Somers Point

Population: 10,461
Median household income: $68,542
Median home value: $277,500

Somers Point is a community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, home to 10,461 residents. At $68,542, its median household income sits below Atlantic County's $76,819.

Between 2019 and 2023, Somers Point's population grew 1.4% from 10,321 to 10,461, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $221,500 to $277,500.

51.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,461
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,542
Median home value: $277,500
Median gross rent: $1,308
Housing units: 5,730
Homeownership rate: 51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,32110,461

Median household income

$61,366$68,542

Median home value

$221,500$277,500

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,308

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,321	$61,366	$221,500	$1,156
2020	10,250	$63,150	$219,500	$1,143
2021	10,470	$62,844	$229,200	$1,201
2022	10,482	$68,262	$250,800	$1,240
2023	10,461	$68,542	$277,500	$1,308

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	884	8.5%
5 to 17	1,132	10.8%
18 to 24	787	7.5%
25 to 34	1,520	14.5%
35 to 44	1,125	10.8%
45 to 54	1,253	12.0%
55 to 64	1,588	15.2%
65 to 74	1,187	11.3%
75 and over	985	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,298	69.8%
Black or African American	950	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	458	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,643	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	828	10.8%
High school graduate	2,375	31.0%
Some college or associate's	2,117	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,352	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	986	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,997	77.3%
Carpooled	235	4.5%
Public transit	62	1.2%
Walked	322	6.2%
Bicycle	64	1.2%
Worked from home	458	8.9%
Other means	35	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,447	30.7%
15 to 29 min	1,956	41.5%
30 to 44 min	852	18.1%
45 to 59 min	148	3.1%
60+ min	312	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 11.2% (1,174 of 10,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,629	55.7%
Nonfamily households	2,091	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,720	82.4%
Vacant	1,010	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,413	51.1%
Renter-occupied	2,307	48.9%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units23.0%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,940	51.3%
1-unit, attached	325	5.7%
2 to 4 units	590	10.3%
5 to 19 units	1,317	23.0%
20 or more units	553	9.7%
Mobile home & other	5	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3468430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.01 sq mi
Water area: 1.22 sq mi
Center point: 39.3172, -74.6064