Somerville

Population: 12,958
Median household income: $103,869
Median home value: $403,600

Somerville, a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, has 12,958 residents. Its median household income of $103,869 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Somerville's population grew 7.2% from 12,085 to 12,958, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $322,000 to $403,600.

42.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,958
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $103,869
Median home value: $403,600
Median gross rent: $1,748
Housing units: 5,726
Homeownership rate: 44.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,08512,958

Median household income

$77,104$103,869

Median home value

$322,000$403,600

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,085	$77,104	$322,000	$1,388
2020	12,139	$86,842	$336,600	$1,424
2021	12,453	$92,995	$346,300	$1,489
2022	12,467	$102,423	$378,200	$1,662
2023	12,958	$103,869	$403,600	$1,748

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3423.6%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	847	6.5%
5 to 17	1,307	10.1%
18 to 24	1,175	9.1%
25 to 34	3,055	23.6%
35 to 44	1,961	15.1%
45 to 54	1,230	9.5%
55 to 64	1,637	12.6%
65 to 74	768	5.9%
75 and over	978	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,763	52.2%
Black or African American	1,361	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	1,422	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.4%
Two or more races	426	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,919	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	830	8.6%
High school graduate	2,064	21.4%
Some college or associate's	1,583	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,301	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,851	19.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit2.9%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,895	64.3%
Carpooled	604	7.9%
Public transit	219	2.9%
Walked	449	5.9%
Bicycle	49	0.6%
Worked from home	1,209	15.9%
Other means	184	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,130	33.3%
15 to 29 min	2,053	32.1%
30 to 44 min	1,328	20.8%
45 to 59 min	288	4.5%
60+ min	601	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 6.2% (790 of 12,793)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,047	54.4%
Nonfamily households	2,557	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,604	97.9%
Vacant	122	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,496	44.5%
Renter-occupied	3,108	55.5%

1-unit, detached42.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units24.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,423	42.3%
1-unit, attached	141	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,126	19.7%
5 to 19 units	625	10.9%
20 or more units	1,411	24.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3468460
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.5697, -74.6077