With 81,036 people, Somerville is a city in Massachusetts. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $911,300. Owners hold 34% of the housing stock. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $132,572, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Somerville
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree30.9% → 69.4%(+38.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$394,571 → $911,300(+131%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$77,894 → $132,572(+70%)US over the same years: +14%
Somerville's population equals 4.9% of Middlesex County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.4%(277)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(332)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.3%(23)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,011 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Somerville, decade by decade
Somerville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
76,210
$77,894
$394,571
30.9%
34.5
2000
77,478
$84,370
$477,274
40.6%
56.6
2010
75,754
$88,804
$652,823
52.3%
62.2
2020
81,045
$124,005
$860,305
65.7%
68.3
2024
81,036
$132,572
$911,300
69.4%
67.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
