COMPARING TWO PLACES
Somerville vs Raritan
PLACE A
Somerville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Raritan, Illinois
Somerville is 3596% larger than Raritan. Raritan earns more, with a median household income $24,440 higher. Somerville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -26%).
SOMERVILLERARITANDIFFERENCE
Total population3,62298+3596% vs Raritan
Population density2671,032−765
Population growth10.4%-26.1%+36.5 pts
Median age38.054.5−16.5
Male45.9%56.0%−10.1 pts
Female54.1%44.0%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.3%90.3%−39.0 pts
Black39.7%0.0%+39.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%2.2%−2.0 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other8.6%7.5%+1.2 pts
Median household income$44,310$68,750−$24,440
Per capita income$25,420$30,435−$5,015
Poverty rate25.0%14.2%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4860.375+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%12.5%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree1.0%2.7%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation52.1%47.8%+4.4 pts
Median home value$312,900$87,500+$225,400
Median gross rent$710$875−$165
Owner-occupied55.5%86.5%−31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%0.0%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%42.9%−8.7 pts
Average commute25.630.9−5.3
Worked from home9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Uninsured3.3%0.7%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025