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Somerville, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $933,800 (it was $262,000 in 2000)
Somerville:

$933,800
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $705,300 - $1,218,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,142,268
Here:

$1,142,268
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,092,002
Here:

$1,092,002
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $934,300
Here:

$934,300
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $873,181
Here:

$873,181
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $833,225
Here:

$833,225
State:

$555,768

Total population: 78,901 (Urban population: 77,478, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 37,836 (36,001 occupied: 11,194 owner occupied, 24,807 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

69%
State:

38%

Housing density: 9,214 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $749,965.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,569, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,403


Median gross rent in Somerville, MA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Somerville with a mortgage: 8,148 (1,112 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 1,019 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 131

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $215,000

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $91,472

Median monthly housing costs: $2,336

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Somerville, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1938

Household type by relationship:

Households: 79,761
  • Male householders: 17,769 (6,087 living alone), Female householders: 18,232 (6,237 living alone)
  • 10,372 spouses (10,093 opposite-sex spouses), 6,373 unmarried partners, (5,891 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,463 children (10,289 natural, 130 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 260 grandchildren, 1,106 brothers or sisters, 752 parents, 0 foster children, 838 other relatives, 10,704 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,892

Size of family households: 4,895 2-persons, 4,111 3-persons, 2,600 4-persons, 707 5-persons, 212 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,324 1-person, 7,536 2-persons, 2,134 3-persons, 713 4-persons, 614 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

5,618 married couples with children.
1,694 single-parent households (207 men, 1,487 women).

69.9% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
8.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
14.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 16,403 (20.6%)
(38.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 8131 bedroom
  • 4,3272 bedrooms
  • 3,3193 bedrooms
  • 2,0624 bedrooms
  • 6735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • 1,195no bedroom
  • 8,1011 bedroom
  • 8,8622 bedrooms
  • 4,8223 bedrooms
  • 1,1434 bedrooms
  • 6845+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerville in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,181no vehicle
  • 5,9901 vehicle
  • 3,0372 vehicles
  • 8103 vehicles
  • 1764 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerville in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerville in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,328no vehicle
  • 12,5771 vehicle
  • 5,3302 vehicles
  • 1,1433 vehicles
  • 3314 vehicles
  • 985+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 1122 rooms
  • 7513 rooms
  • 1,6014 rooms
  • 2,1765 rooms
  • 2,2016 rooms
  • 1,8217 rooms
  • 9588 rooms
  • 1,5749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • 7861 room
  • 2,2352 rooms
  • 6,0413 rooms
  • 5,7994 rooms
  • 4,8225 rooms
  • 2,7336 rooms
  • 1,3447 rooms
  • 6248 rooms
  • 4239+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Somerville, MA
Somerville city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Somerville, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Somerville, MA in 2022
  • 2,080Less than $10,000
  • 1,347$10,000 to $19,999
  • 933$20,000 to $29,999
  • 874$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,076$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,285$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,971$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,434$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,139$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,456$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,688$150,000 to $199,999
  • 9,718$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Somerville, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Somerville, MA in 2022
  • 130Less than $10,000
  • 23$10,000 to $14,999
  • 13$15,000 to $19,999
  • 12$50,000 to $59,999
  • 33$90,000 to $99,999
  • 39$100,000 to $124,999
  • 25$150,000 to $174,999
  • 59$175,000 to $199,999
  • 138$200,000 to $249,999
  • 42$250,000 to $299,999
  • 244$300,000 to $399,999
  • 410$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,140$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,014$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,949$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 864$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 505$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Somerville, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Somerville, MA in 2022
  • 181Less than $100
  • 167$100 to $149
  • 189$150 to $199
  • 390$200 to $249
  • 325$250 to $299
  • 140$300 to $349
  • 307$400 to $449
  • 119$450 to $499
  • 103$550 to $599
  • 99$600 to $649
  • 47$700 to $749
  • 377$800 to $899
  • 606$900 to $999
  • 1,056$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,142$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,344$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,233$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3,417$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,826$3,000 to $3,499
  • 2,414$3,500 or more
  • 325No cash rent
Work and jobs in Somerville: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.2%
Number of people working at home: 18,072 (32.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 210
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,447
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,096
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,426
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,093
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,504
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,162
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,056
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,197
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,995
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,985
  • 90 or more minutes: 52
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Somerville

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,782 (30.6%)
  • Carpooled: 2,247 (5.8%)
  • Bus: 900 (2.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,451 (3.8%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 647 (1.7%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 152 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 235 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle: 747 (1.9%)
  • Walked: 2,228 (5.8%)
  • Worked at home: 18,072 (47.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.9%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 1.4%Females
Races in Somerville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Somerville, Massachusetts
  • 8,0002010 or later
  • 4,5482000 to 2009
  • 2,5011990 to 1999
  • 5,7941980 to 1989
  • 3,0031970 to 1979
  • 2,696Before 1970
Ancestries in Somerville, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 3,652 (9.8%)
  • Italian: 3,070 (8.2%)
  • Brazilian: 1,984 (5.3%)
  • Portuguese: 1,882 (5.1%)
  • English: 1,171 (3.1%)
  • German: 968 (2.6%)
  • European: 908 (2.4%)
  • American: 813 (2.2%)
  • Haitian: 645 (1.7%)
  • Dutch: 452 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 442 (1.2%)
  • Eastern European: 407 (1.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 325 (0.9%)
  • French Canadian: 325 (0.9%)
  • Greek: 230 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 206 (0.6%)
  • Canadian: 205 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 205 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 179 (0.5%)
  • African: 172 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 162 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 159 (0.4%)
  • French: 154 (0.4%)
  • Moroccan: 143 (0.4%)
  • Albanian: 135 (0.4%)
  • Armenian: 135 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 125 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 120 (0.3%)
  • British: 116 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 102 (0.3%)
  • Cape Verdean: 102 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 101 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 95 (0.3%)
  • Australian: 91 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 90 (0.2%)
  • Latvian: 80 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 74 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 74 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 74 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 64 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 63 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 61 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 53 (0.1%)
  • Cypriot: 49 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 49 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 34 (0.09%)
  • Welsh: 32 (0.09%)
  • Yugoslavian: 32 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 27 (0.07%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 26 (0.07%)
  • British West Indian: 25 (0.07%)
  • Alsatian: 23 (0.06%)
  • Kenyan: 20 (0.05%)
  • Syrian: 19 (0.05%)
  • Senegalese: 18 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 17 (0.05%)
  • Czech: 16 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 13 (0.03%)
  • Scandinavian: 12 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 12 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 11 (0.03%)
  • Palestinian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Iraqi: 6 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 3 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Somali: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Brazil
Somerville:

13.7% (2,694)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

El Salvador
Somerville:

9.7% (1,913)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (45,667)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Somerville:

6.7% (1,310)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

India
Somerville:

6.5% (1,283)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Portugal
Somerville:

6.5% (1,277)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (50,360)

Canada
Somerville:

4.5% (878)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Dominican Republic
Somerville:

3.1% (616)
Massachusetts:

8.3% (101,767)

Nepal
Somerville:

2.9% (570)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (6,789)

Korea
Somerville:

2.8% (556)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Haiti
Somerville:

2.6% (518)
Massachusetts:

4.9% (60,432)

Guatemala
Somerville:

2.0% (395)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (32,733)

Italy
Somerville:

1.6% (319)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (16,886)

Netherlands
Somerville:

1.6% (318)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,231)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 31,600
  • Other state: 29,972
  • Northeast: 14,359
  • Midwest: 5,215
  • South: 5,121
  • West: 5,277

73.4% of Somerville residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63.3% lived in Massachusetts.


Somerville:

73.4%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 361
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 64
  • 9th grade: 184
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 293
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 260
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,695
  • Less than 1 year of college: 283
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,648
  • Associate degree: 756
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,917
  • Master's degree: 5,584
  • Professional school degree: 680
  • Doctorate degree: 2,459
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 471
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 273
  • 5th and 6th grade: 115
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 69
  • 10th grade: 252
  • 11th grade: 101
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 206
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,680
  • Less than 1 year of college: 365
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 944
  • Associate degree: 2,077
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,373
  • Master's degree: 7,679
  • Professional school degree: 1,018
  • Doctorate degree: 2,023
Educational Attainment for Females
Somerville marital status for males
Somerville marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,763
  • One, attached: 1,974
  • Two: 10,644
  • 3 or 4: 10,028
  • 5 to 9: 3,224
  • 10 to 19: 1,994
  • 20 to 49: 2,953
  • 50 or more: 3,256
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Somerville
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Somerville, MA
  • 82.1%Utility gas
  • 8.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Somerville, MA
  • 63.8%Utility gas
  • 24.6%Electricity
  • 4.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 226
Here:

7.2%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 194
Here:

11.1%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,197
Here:

68.8%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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