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Language Spoken At Home in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 304,543 | 100% |
English only | 214,784 | 70.5% |
Language other than English | 89,759 | 29.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 31,519 | 10.3% |
Spanish | 35,012 | 11.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,357 | 5.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 29,015 | 9.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,070 | 2.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 21,602 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,008 | 2.3% |
Other languages | 4,130 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,084 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 323,650 | 100% |
American | 19,649 | 6.1% |
Arab | 2,798 | 0.9% |
Czech | 1,610 | 0.5% |
Danish | 1,121 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,895 | 1.2% |
English | 18,072 | 5.6% |
French (except Basque) | 3,952 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 1,189 | 0.4% |
German | 38,118 | 11.8% |
Greek | 2,242 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 5,729 | 1.8% |
Irish | 41,825 | 12.9% |
Italian | 51,136 | 15.8% |
Lithuanian | 1,420 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,925 | 0.6% |
Polish | 22,918 | 7.1% |
Portuguese | 2,654 | 0.8% |
Russian | 7,499 | 2.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,418 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 4,199 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 2,664 | 0.8% |
Subsaharan African | 3,362 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 2,570 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 677 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 4,186 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 1,221 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,356 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 115,132 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 83,429 | 72.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,537 | 36.9% |
Married-couple family | 69,325 | 60.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 35,741 | 31.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,396 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,319 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,708 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,477 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 31,703 | 27.5% |
Householder living alone | 26,860 | 23.3% |
65 years and over | 10,128 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 44,381 | 38.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,045 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 319,725 | 100% |
Householder | 115,132 | 36.0% |
Spouse | 69,398 | 21.7% |
Child | 105,931 | 33.1% |
Other relatives | 17,339 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 11,925 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 4,270 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 124,339 | 100% |
Never married | 39,113 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 74,233 | 59.7% |
Separated | 1,280 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 2,494 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 7,219 | 5.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 133,970 | 100% |
Never married | 33,005 | 24.6% |
Now married, except separated | 73,495 | 54.9% |
Separated | 2,058 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 12,491 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 12,921 | 9.6% |
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 | 4,234 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 634 | 15.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,089 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 927 | 15.2% |
Less than 1 year | 220 | 3.6% |
1 or 2 years | 125 | 2.1% |
3 or 4 years | 214 | 3.5% |
5 or more years | 368 | 6.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 927 | 100% |
Who are female | 612 | 66.0% |
Who are married | 689 | 74.3% |
School Enrollment in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 85,500 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,292 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 4,427 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,789 | 43.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 20,040 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 17,952 | 21.0% |
Educational Attainment in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 221,964 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,282 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,121 | 3.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 49,515 | 22.3% |
Some college, no degree | 32,425 | 14.6% |
Associate's degree | 12,409 | 5.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 61,909 | 27.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 50,303 | 22.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 50.6% |
Veteran Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 243,535 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 13,942 | 5.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 320,926 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,246 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 79,797 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,063 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 202,111 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,322 | 5.1% |
65 years and over | 39,018 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,861 | 30.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 320,593 | 100% |
Same house | 295,497 | 92.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,134 | 7.2% |
Same county | 10,647 | 3.3% |
Different county | 12,487 | 3.9% |
Same state | 8,715 | 2.7% |
Different state | 3,772 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 1,962 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 323,650 | 100% |
Native | 249,848 | 77.2% |
Born in United States | 245,975 | 76.0% |
State of residence | 171,666 | 53.0% |
Different state | 74,309 | 23.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,873 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 73,802 | 22.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 73,802 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 40,357 | 54.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 33,445 | 45.3% |
Year of Entry in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 77,675 | 100% |
Native | 3,873 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 155 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,718 | 96.0% |
Foreign born | 73,802 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,833 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 71,969 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Somerset County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 73,802 | 100% |
Europe | 12,184 | 16.5% |
Asia | 31,674 | 42.9% |
Africa | 4,211 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 224 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 24,590 | 33.3% |
Northern America | 919 | 1.2% |