Language Spoken At Home in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,150 | 100% |
English only | 23,645 | 94.0% |
Language other than English | 1,505 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 463 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 700 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 356 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 169 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 142 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 280 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,402 | 100% |
American | 2,353 | 8.9% |
Arab | 41 | 0.2% |
Czech | 67 | 0.3% |
Danish | 27 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 123 | 0.5% |
English | 2,875 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 341 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 41 | 0.2% |
German | 2,822 | 10.7% |
Greek | 35 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 87 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,094 | 7.9% |
Italian | 668 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 52 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 62 | 0.2% |
Polish | 455 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 30 | 0.1% |
Russian | 87 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 303 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 510 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 33 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 822 | 3.1% |
Swedish | 73 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 70 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 190 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 210 | 0.8% |
Households By Type in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,494 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,205 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,892 | 22.3% |
Married-couple family | 3,558 | 41.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 964 | 11.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 471 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 215 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,176 | 13.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 713 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 3,289 | 38.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,638 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 1,032 | 12.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,254 | 26.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,497 | 29.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,222 | 100% |
Householder | 8,494 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 3,578 | 18.6% |
Child | 4,607 | 24.0% |
Other relatives | 1,481 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,062 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 554 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,509 | 100% |
Never married | 6,189 | 49.5% |
Now married, except separated | 4,231 | 33.8% |
Separated | 315 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 422 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,352 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,294 | 100% |
Never married | 3,925 | 38.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,863 | 37.5% |
Separated | 279 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,111 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 1,116 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 139 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 123 | 88.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 656 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 289 | 44.1% |
Less than 1 year | 1 | 0.2% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 8.4% |
3 or 4 years | 91 | 13.9% |
5 or more years | 142 | 21.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 289 | 100% |
Who are female | 215 | 74.4% |
Who are married | 197 | 68.2% |
School Enrollment in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,057 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 371 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 209 | 2.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,759 | 21.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,736 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 3,982 | 49.4% |
Educational Attainment in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,046 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,058 | 6.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,391 | 14.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,995 | 41.0% |
Some college, no degree | 3,139 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 849 | 5.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,641 | 9.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 973 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.3% |
Veteran Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,012 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,161 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,618 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,558 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,354 | 100% |
With a disability | 358 | 8.2% |
18 to 64 years | 13,867 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,706 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 3,397 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,494 | 44.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,253 | 100% |
Same house | 21,450 | 81.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,725 | 18.0% |
Same county | 1,389 | 5.3% |
Different county | 3,336 | 12.7% |
Same state | 2,750 | 10.5% |
Different state | 586 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 78 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,402 | 100% |
Native | 25,425 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 25,248 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 18,141 | 68.7% |
Different state | 7,107 | 26.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 177 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 977 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 977 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 271 | 27.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 706 | 72.3% |
Year of Entry in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,154 | 100% |
Native | 177 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 177 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 977 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 55 | 5.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 922 | 94.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 977 | 100% |
Europe | 125 | 12.8% |
Asia | 240 | 24.6% |
Africa | 325 | 33.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 287 | 29.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |