Somerville is a city of 13,410 people in New Jersey. 43% of homes are owner-occupied. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 5,736 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 24%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,760, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, 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 degree24.5% → 54.7%(+30.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$386,411 → $435,700(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants49.5% → 43.0%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Somerville's population equals 3.8% of Somerset County's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.7% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 6.1% 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)43.7%(238)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(129)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.9%(114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 545 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
11,632
$95,204
$386,411
24.5%
49.1
2000
12,423
$93,336
$288,186
31.5%
72.7
2010
12,098
$100,464
$462,357
33.1%
82.3
2020
12,346
$105,256
$407,972
46.0%
83.9
2024
13,410
$103,760
$435,700
54.7%
82.5
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.
