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Somerset County

Pennsylvania · 72,004 residents (2025 est.) · 1,075 sq mi
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Somerset County is home to 72,799 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 46.9, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $150,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,446, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Somerset County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share99.3% → 93.3% (−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median age36.3 → 46.9 (+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree8.9% → 17.9% (+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 67 counties in Pennsylvania

  • 54th in household income$61,446
  • 61st in share with a bachelor's degree17.9%
  • 56th in home value$150,600
  • 53rd in diversity score16.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
72,799
−9%since 2000
from 80,023 in 2000
72,004 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
68 / sq mi
−9%since 2000
from 74 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
46.9
+17%since 2000
from 40.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,075 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
72K74K76K79K81K19902000201020202024Somerset County
202473K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(3,322)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(3,681)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(3,792)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.1%(3,707)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(3,739)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(7,899)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(8,741)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(9,469)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.2%(11,045)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.8%(10,068)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(4,752)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.5%(2,584)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,446
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,911 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,808
+116%since 2000
from $15,178 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.0%
+23.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.424
+1%since 2010
from 0.419 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction2.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing1.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$150,600
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $66,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$753
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $366 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 78.1% in 2000
19.6% rent
Vacancy rate
22.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 19.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
33.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
+6%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
42
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.1%(77,736)
Black1.6%(1,268)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(532)
Asian0.2%(172)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic93.3%(67,938)
Black2.6%(1,889)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(1,127)
Asian0.5%(382)
Other2%(1,463)
Diversity Score
16
+58%since 2009
from 10 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−13%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican0.6%(454)
Puerto Rican0.3%(244)
Cuban0.1%(87)
Dominican0%(27)
Colombian0%(17)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(185)
Kazakh0.1%(62)
Pakistani0.1%(61)
Filipino0%(28)
Korean0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German34.1%(24,800)
Irish9.7%(7,047)
English8.2%(5,966)
Italian7.2%(5,244)
Polish6.8%(4,966)
American4.8%(3,460)
Scottish2%(1,460)
Hungarian1.7%(1,209)
Slovak1.6%(1,165)
Swiss1.5%(1,096)
Dutch1.3%(981)
Welsh1%(723)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
French0.8%(566)
Russian0.8%(549)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(535)
Czech0.5%(334)
West Indian0.4%(306)
Jamaican0.4%(280)
British0.3%(250)
Ukrainian0.3%(247)
Austrian0.3%(246)
Swedish0.3%(211)
Norwegian0.3%(190)
Arab0.2%(134)
Croatian0.1%(108)
Lithuanian0.1%(93)
Slovene0.1%(76)
Greek0.1%(71)
Serbian0.1%(71)
Lebanese0.1%(52)
Belgian0%(23)
Romanian0%(22)
Haitian0%(19)
Danish0%(18)
Finnish0%(5)
Syrian0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.9%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.9%
+13.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 3.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+62%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 57.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.6%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Female
47.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Foreign born
1.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2012
from 17.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
82.0%
+14.3 ptssince 2017
from 67.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
87.9%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 81.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
93.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 96.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
0.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.2%(10,788)
Married53.6%(17,439)
Widowed4.1%(1,349)
Divorced9%(2,937)
Women 15+
Never married22.1%(6,507)
Married55.3%(16,317)
Widowed12.7%(3,750)
Divorced9.9%(2,917)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 10.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 56.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.0%
+1.1 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)18.3%(811)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(857)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(1,752)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(348)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(25)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,440 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

Somerset County, decade by decade

Somerset County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199078,218$52,019$103,9238.9%1.7
200080,023$56,309$121,86910.8%7.0
201077,742$56,383$132,63614.3%10.8
202074,129$62,123$137,32416.7%16.4
202472,799$61,446$150,60017.9%16.0

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

Somerset County, Pennsylvania has about 72,799 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Somerset County, Pennsylvania earns about $61,446 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Somerset County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $150,600, and the typical rent is about $753 a month.

How educated are people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

About 17.9% of adults age 25 and over in Somerset County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?

About 11.0% of people in Somerset County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Somerset County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Somerset County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 5,419 residents, a change of about -7 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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