Somerville, MA Demographic Data
Somerville, MA Summary
Somerville is located in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
- Population: 77,112
- Area: 4.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.12 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 18,272.98 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 49.54 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Somerville, MA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
41,226
51%
50.8
Male
40,098
49%
49.2
Total Population
81,324
323,128,000
Somerville, MA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,438
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,576
3.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,649
2.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,887
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10,610
13.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
28,046
34.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
12,866
15.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,434
7.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,978
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,918
3.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,152
3.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,597
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,173
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
72,444
89.1%
77.2
Female
37,224
51.4%
51.3
Male
35,220
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
68,917
84.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,527
9.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,922
7.3%
15.2
Female
3,763
63.5%
55.8
Male
2,159
36.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Somerville, MA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
79,268
97.5%
96.8
White
59,418
73.1%
72.6
Black or African American
5,658
7.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
236
0.3%
0.8
Asian
8,985
11.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,177
1.4%
1.2
Chinese
2,038
2.5%
1.3
Filipino
233
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
226
0.3%
0.2
Korean
182
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
870
1.1%
0.6
Other Asian
4,259
5.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
4,971
6.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,056
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,423
11.6%
17.8
Mexican
452
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,026
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
266
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,679
9.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
71,901
88.4%
82.2
Somerville, MA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,819
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,892
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,925
14.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,893
8.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,561
2.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22,218
36.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16,856
28.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,711
9.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
54,453
90.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39,074
64.9%
31.2
Somerville, MA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
45,388
61.6%
33.7%
Now Married
21,091
28.6%
47.5
Divorced
3,862
5.2%
11.0%
Separated
781
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
2,539
3.4
5.8%
Somerville, MA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
55,141
70.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
22,745
29.2%
21.6%
Spanish
7,301
9.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10,526
13.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,908
5.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,010
1.3%
1.1%
Somerville, MA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,257
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
860
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,028
6.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,435
4.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,310
7.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,428
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,708
14.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,051
22.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,824
12.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,594
11.4%
6.4
Median household income
93,343
57,617
Per capita income
43,728
31,128
Somerville, MA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
110
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,996
7.0%
9.8
Construction
1,474
2.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
18,116
31.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,258
5.7%
6.6
Information
2,638
4.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,843
5.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,218
7.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,617
22.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,558
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
4,112
7.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
976
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,089
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,700
3.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
35,698
62.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,140
5.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,960
14.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,507
14.9%
18.1%
Somerville, MA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
56,801
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,551
37.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,218
3.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19,091
33.6%
5.1
Walked
6,957
12.2%
2.7
Other means
4,955
8.7%
1.8
Worked at home
2,029
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.0
26.6
Somerville, MA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8,266
26.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
13,881
44.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,796
21.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,552
8.1%
21.0
Somerville, MA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
31,495
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,842
34.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
20,653
65.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,070
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Somerville, MA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,565
1 room
924
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
1,391
4.1%
2.7
3 rooms
3,464
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
7,813
23.3%
16.5
5 rooms
8,773
26.1%
19.8
6 rooms
6,053
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2,650
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,038
3.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,459
4.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Somerville, MA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,565
1-unit, detached
3,333
9.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,495
4.5%
5.9
2-units
11,904
35.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,926
26.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,275
6.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,600
4.8%
4.4
20 or more units
3,993
11.9%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
39
0.1%
0.1
Somerville, MA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
23,203
69.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,291
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,020
3.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,967
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,539
7.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
980
2.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
895
2.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,265
3.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
251
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
154
0.5%
1.4%
Somerville, MA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Somerville, MA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,720
35.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,083
27.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
899
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
496
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,373
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
91
0.0%
0.0%
Somerville, MA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,800
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,759
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,715
18.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,508
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,697
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,798
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,738
28.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
438
0.0%
0.0%
Somerville, MA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,842
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
89
0.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
91
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
296
2.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,524
23.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7,244
66.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
598
5.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
670,300
205,000
