CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Somerville

New Jersey · 11,632 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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With 11,632 people, Somerville is a city in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $161,000. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Median rent is $680 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.7% of residents. Households take in $39,667 a year at the median, 32% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,632

−6%vs 2000

vs 12,423 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(580)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(600)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(1,050)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(2,512)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,692)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(969)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(1,243)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(957)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(581)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(166)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,667

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,237 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,804

−24%vs 2000

vs $23,310 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$161,000

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $158,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$680

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $822 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.6% in 2000

50.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.6%(7,532)

Black12.5%(1,548)

Hispanic / Latino17%(2,112)

Asian7.3%(909)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.7%(9,385)

Black11.9%(1,380)

Hispanic / Latino7.9%(921)

Asian3.9%(456)

Other3.5%(411)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American6.7%(898)

Central American4.4%(586)

Mexican3.7%(497)

Colombian3.3%(446)

Puerto Rican3%(404)

Costa Rican2.3%(310)

Peruvian1.8%(244)

Dominican1.3%(174)

Ecuadorian1.1%(152)

Guatemalan0.8%(105)

Honduran0.7%(91)

Salvadoran0.4%(58)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.4%(55)

Cuban0.3%(34)

Venezuelan0.2%(29)

Panamanian0.2%(22)

Argentine0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino4.7%(633)

Asian Indian3.5%(469)

Chinese1.1%(150)

Korean0.6%(77)

Pakistani0.3%(39)

Japanese0.2%(32)

Thai0.2%(28)

Vietnamese0.1%(16)

Indonesian0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish16.5%(2,214)

Italian15.1%(2,022)

German9%(1,207)

English6.7%(898)

West Indian4.9%(656)

Polish4.3%(581)

Haitian3.8%(516)

American2.2%(299)

Subsaharan African1.5%(195)

Russian1.3%(171)

Hungarian1.2%(159)

Dutch1.2%(158)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.2%(158)

Czech1.1%(144)

Ukrainian1%(140)

Ghanaian1%(138)

Scottish1%(134)

Jamaican1%(132)

French0.9%(117)

Greek0.8%(107)

Slovak0.8%(106)

Portuguese0.7%(98)

Norwegian0.6%(81)

Welsh0.6%(76)

Swiss0.4%(57)

Austrian0.4%(51)

Guyanese0.4%(49)

Lithuanian0.3%(40)

Nigerian0.3%(39)

British0.3%(37)

Belgian0.2%(32)

Arab0.2%(26)

Egyptian0.2%(26)

Danish0.2%(23)

Finnish0.1%(20)

Armenian0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(15)

Croatian0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.5%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married45%(2,673)

Married43.4%(2,577)

Widowed2.2%(128)

Divorced9.4%(557)

Women 15+

Never married38.3%(2,185)

Married45.3%(2,584)

Widowed9.6%(548)

Divorced6.8%(386)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% 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

77.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 80.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% 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)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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