Somerset County, Pennsylvania

32 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,255
Median household income: $59,378
Median home value: $130,600

Somerset County, Pennsylvania counts 73,255 residents. 32 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,378 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Somerset County's population declined 1.5% from 74,361 to 73,255, while its median household income rose 21.0% from $49,089 to $59,378.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population. 82.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,255
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,378
Median home value: $130,600
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 37,800
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

74,36173,255

Median household income

$49,089$59,378

Median home value

$107,000$130,600

Median gross rent

$607$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,361	$49,089	$107,000	$607
2020	73,844	$51,255	$113,300	$608
2021	74,331	$54,332	$114,700	$657
2022	73,802	$57,357	$124,500	$704
2023	73,255	$59,378	$130,600	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,360	4.6%
5 to 17	9,993	13.6%
18 to 24	4,970	6.8%
25 to 34	8,096	11.1%
35 to 44	8,619	11.8%
45 to 54	9,716	13.3%
55 to 64	11,313	15.4%
65 to 74	9,915	13.5%
75 and over	7,273	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,699	93.8%
Black or African American	1,387	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.1%
Asian	349	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	125	0.2%
Two or more races	1,536	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,096	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,463	9.9%
High school graduate	27,087	49.3%
Some college or associate's	12,887	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,080	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,415	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,967	82.0%
Carpooled	2,309	7.3%
Public transit	49	0.2%
Walked	706	2.2%
Bicycle	9	0.0%
Worked from home	2,381	7.5%
Other means	259	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,532	32.5%
15 to 29 min	10,493	35.8%
30 to 44 min	4,901	16.7%
45 to 59 min	2,121	7.2%
60+ min	2,252	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 11.2% (7,702 of 68,875)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,879	64.9%
Nonfamily households	10,192	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,071	76.9%
Vacant	8,729	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,335	80.3%
Renter-occupied	5,736	19.7%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,746	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1,887	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2,088	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1,598	4.2%
20 or more units	683	1.8%
Mobile home & other	3,798	10.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 42111
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 1,075 sq mi
Water area: 6.6 sq mi
Center point: 39.9813, -79.0285