COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Somerset County

New Jersey · 240,279 residents · 302 sq mi

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Somerset County is a county of 240,279 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $194,800. This is an unusually credentialed place: 38% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $55,519, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Households here earn about 36% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Renters pay $719 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% 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

240,279

−19%vs 2000

vs 297,490 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

302 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024350K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(16,659)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(14,050)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(13,539)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(13,531)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(14,884)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(47,895)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(41,446)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(28,996)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(23,359)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(16,087)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(7,142)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(2,691)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,519

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,933 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,111

−34%vs 2000

vs $37,970 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$194,800

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $222,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$719

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $898 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.1%(220,584)

Black7.3%(21,571)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(25,811)

Asian8.4%(24,870)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88%(211,450)

Black6.1%(14,641)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(10,188)

Asian4.4%(10,553)

Other1.5%(3,635)

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 American4.5%(15,900)

Central American3.9%(13,816)

Puerto Rican2.9%(10,048)

Mexican2.1%(7,506)

Dominican2.1%(7,466)

Colombian1.6%(5,458)

Guatemalan1.3%(4,416)

Ecuadorian1.2%(4,161)

Salvadoran1.1%(4,005)

Costa Rican1.1%(3,722)

Peruvian0.8%(2,659)

Cuban0.7%(2,333)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Paraguayan0.5%(1,670)

Spaniard0.4%(1,398)

Honduran0.4%(1,302)

Argentine0.2%(737)

Uruguayan0.1%(392)

Chilean0.1%(377)

Venezuelan0.1%(359)

Panamanian0.1%(263)

Nicaraguan0%(108)

Bolivian0%(72)

Asian origin

Asian Indian11.1%(38,835)

Chinese4.3%(14,963)

Filipino1.6%(5,471)

Pakistani0.7%(2,578)

Korean0.6%(2,196)

Taiwanese0.3%(1,005)

Vietnamese0.2%(848)

Sri Lankan0.2%(573)

Japanese0.1%(522)

Thai0%(127)

Bangladeshi0%(116)

Indonesian0%(47)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0%(24)

Malaysian0%(12)

Uzbek0%(8)

Burmese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(81)

Samoan0%(22)

Ancestry

Italian12.9%(45,002)

Irish10.8%(37,666)

German8.9%(31,007)

Polish6.1%(21,245)

English5.3%(18,502)

American3.3%(11,385)

West Indian1.8%(6,212)

Russian1.6%(5,674)

Hungarian1.3%(4,541)

Subsaharan African1.1%(3,945)

Scottish1.1%(3,927)

French1.1%(3,727)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(3,607)

Portuguese1%(3,600)

Arab0.9%(3,223)

Jamaican0.9%(3,028)

Dutch0.8%(2,752)

Swedish0.7%(2,443)

Norwegian0.6%(2,011)

Slovak0.6%(1,988)

Greek0.5%(1,901)

Haitian0.4%(1,529)

British0.4%(1,424)

Egyptian0.4%(1,388)

Czech0.4%(1,306)

Austrian0.3%(1,090)

Lithuanian0.3%(1,026)

Welsh0.3%(1,008)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(915)

Ghanaian0.2%(855)

Swiss0.2%(802)

Guyanese0.2%(787)

French Canadian0.2%(777)

Brazilian0.2%(756)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(731)

Nigerian0.2%(717)

Iranian0.2%(708)

Turkish0.2%(594)

Palestinian0.2%(573)

Danish0.2%(530)

Lebanese0.1%(510)

Romanian0.1%(499)

Canadian0.1%(398)

Syrian0.1%(323)

Armenian0.1%(301)

Croatian0.1%(269)

Belgian0.1%(245)

Latvian0.1%(204)

Finnish0.1%(197)

Israeli0.1%(194)

Slovene0%(171)

Iraqi0%(113)

Barbadian0%(106)

Macedonian0%(93)

Moroccan0%(83)

Serbian0%(80)

Kenyan0%(77)

Jordanian0%(36)

Ethiopian0%(29)

Bulgarian0%(25)

Australian0%(22)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

38.3%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.0%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 21.4 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 married32.9%(46,752)

Married59%(83,844)

Widowed2%(2,867)

Divorced6%(8,562)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(42,516)

Married54.5%(80,970)

Widowed7.7%(11,460)

Divorced9.2%(13,655)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 72.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 82.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% 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)22.4%(1,990)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(1,375)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.3%(3,044)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(693)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(249)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,875 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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