Somerset, PA Demographic Data
Somerset, PA Summary
Somerset is located in Somerset County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 6,267
- Area: 2.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,296.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,133.86 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Somerset, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,419
56%
50.8
Male
2,683
44%
49.2
Total Population
6,102
323,128,000
Somerset, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
331
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
431
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
243
4.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
270
4.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
396
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
863
14.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
692
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
777
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
497
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
336
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
545
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
407
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
314
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,920
80.6%
77.2
Female
2,746
55.8%
51.3
Male
2,174
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,729
77.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,495
24.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,266
20.7%
15.2
Female
809
63.9%
55.8
Male
457
36.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Somerset, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,018
98.6%
96.8
White
5,935
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
61
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
19
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
84
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
41
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
26
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,061
99.3%
82.2
Somerset, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
105
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
482
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,829
41.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
639
14.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
393
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
610
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
373
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
587
13.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,844
86.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
983
22.2%
31.2
Somerset, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,428
28.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,316
45.4%
47.5
Divorced
632
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
96
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
625
12.3
5.8%
Somerset, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,680
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
91
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
41
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
17
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Somerset, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
359
12.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
299
10.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
377
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
300
10.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
371
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
496
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
323
11.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
208
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
25
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
74
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,716
57,617
Per capita income
25,340
31,128
Somerset, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
47
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
294
11.3%
9.8
Construction
120
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
567
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
129
5.0%
6.6
Information
52
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
368
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
127
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
193
7.4%
11.4
Public administration
200
7.7%
4.6
Retail trade
269
10.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
174
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
55
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
239
9.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
804
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
482
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
633
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
437
16.8%
18.1%
Somerset, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,554
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,950
76.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
245
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.2%
5.1
Walked
133
5.2%
2.7
Other means
103
4.0%
1.8
Worked at home
119
4.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.7
26.6
Somerset, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
486
17.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,074
37.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
927
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
345
12.2%
21.0
Somerset, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,832
85.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,499
52.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,333
47.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
487
14.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Somerset, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,319
1 room
104
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
61
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
468
14.1%
9.1
4 rooms
502
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
592
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
679
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
305
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
244
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
364
11.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Somerset, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,319
1-unit, detached
1,633
49.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
150
4.5%
5.9
2-units
322
9.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
306
9.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
283
8.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
259
7.8%
4.4
20 or more units
181
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
185
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Somerset, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
907
27.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
232
7.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
488
14.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
510
15.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
636
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
256
7.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
86
2.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
167
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
37
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Somerset, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,936
68.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
694
24.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
97
3.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
9
0.3%
0.1
Wood
8
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
28
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.6%
1.1
Somerset, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
752
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
2.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
16
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
3.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
80
10.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
297
39.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
321
42.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
342
45.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
152
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
109
14.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
67
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
82
10.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,290
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
2.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
580
45.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
678
52.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
43
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
517
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
175
14.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
198
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
131
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
107
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
174
14.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
440
35.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,499
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
146
9.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
412
27.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
454
30.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
276
18.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
125
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
28
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
58
3.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
121,900
205,000
