CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Somers Point

New Jersey · 11,216 residents · 4.01 sq mi

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Somers Point is home to 11,216 people in New Jersey. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 22% less than in New Jersey as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.2%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $572 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $110,900.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,216

−3%vs 2000

vs 11,614 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(841)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(618)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(684)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(634)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(710)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.5%(2,295)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,628)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,053)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(928)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(960)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(691)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(174)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,793

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,222 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,783

−20%vs 2000

vs $22,229 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,900

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$572

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $639 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

44.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(9,587)

Black6.7%(778)

Hispanic / Latino6%(696)

Asian3.2%(366)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(10,466)

Black4%(447)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(249)

Asian2.3%(253)

Other0.4%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.1%(854)

Puerto Rican3.8%(396)

South American1.6%(164)

Cuban1.5%(153)

Dominican0.8%(81)

Peruvian0.6%(60)

Argentine0.5%(56)

Colombian0.5%(48)

Spaniard0.3%(32)

Central American0.3%(31)

Nicaraguan0.3%(31)

Asian origin

Filipino1.8%(187)

Chinese1.4%(143)

Bangladeshi0.4%(42)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish24.1%(2,531)

Italian16.2%(1,706)

German14.8%(1,553)

English10%(1,048)

Polish3.5%(373)

American2.6%(270)

Scottish2.1%(219)

Dutch1.8%(189)

Russian1.7%(176)

West Indian1.7%(175)

Barbadian1.4%(148)

Greek1.2%(124)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese1.1%(114)

French1.1%(113)

Ukrainian0.9%(92)

Subsaharan African0.6%(67)

Welsh0.6%(59)

Czech0.5%(54)

Hungarian0.5%(50)

Lithuanian0.4%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(36)

Canadian0.3%(27)

French Canadian0.2%(25)

Australian0.2%(24)

Iranian0.2%(24)

Swedish0.2%(24)

Armenian0.2%(21)

Slovak0.2%(19)

Belgian0.2%(17)

Norwegian0.2%(16)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

Arab0.1%(9)

Moroccan0.1%(9)

British0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(1,785)

Married48%(2,053)

Widowed2.8%(121)

Divorced7.5%(320)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(1,461)

Married45.1%(2,068)

Widowed10.4%(475)

Divorced12.6%(577)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)14.3%(62)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.6%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 434 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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