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Area: 0.033 square miles

Population: 374

Population density:
Union Square:

11,165 people per square mile
Somerville:

19,424 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 29565.0%White
    • 4910.8%Two or more races
    • 419.0%Asian
    • 306.6%Black
    • 204.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 194.2%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in Union Square in Somerville, MA
Median household income in 2022:
Union Square:

$107,736
Somerville:

$124,110

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 20Less than $10,000
  • 116$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3$20,000 to $29,999
  • 7$30,000 to $39,999
  • 23$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 21$60,000 to $74,999
  • 15$75,000 to $99,999
  • 18$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11$150,000 to $199,999
  • 65$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 7$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4$300,000 to $399,999
  • 17$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8$500,000 to $749,999
  • 28$750,000 to $999,999
  • 44$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 4Less than $100
  • 18$100 to $199
  • 48$200 to $299
  • 76$300 to $399
  • 9$400 to $499
  • 20$500 to $599
  • 1$600 to $699
  • 5$700 to $799
  • 5$800 to $899
  • 13$900 to $999
  • 9$1,000 to $1,249
  • 19$1,250 to $1,499
  • 16$1,500 to $1,999
  • 87$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Union Square:

$2,000
Somerville:

$2,001

Zip codes: 02143.

Males:

183
Females:

191
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

30.7 years
Whole city:

31.4 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

33.4 years
Whole city:

31.6 years

Average household size:
Union Square:

6.6 people
Somerville:

2.1 people

Percentage of family households:
Union Square:

35.8%
Somerville:

27.8%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

33.6%
Somerville:

28.6%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Union Square:

45.4%
Somerville:

34.7%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Union Square:

34.2%
Somerville:

9.3%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Union Square:

23.5%
Somerville:

30.6%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Union Square:

25.3%
city:

29.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Union Square:

7.1%
Somerville:

5.6%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

37.9%
Somerville:

39.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Union Square:

36.3%
Somerville:

37.6%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

1.7%
city:

2.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

24.0%
Somerville:

20.6%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Square
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Square
  • 01 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 114 rooms
  • 95 rooms
  • 56 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 368 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Square
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Square
  • 61 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 323 rooms
  • 284 rooms
  • 195 rooms
  • 96 rooms
  • 67 rooms
  • 128 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Square
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Square
  • 3no bedroom
  • 81 bedroom
  • 302 bedrooms
  • 163 bedrooms
  • 94 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Square
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Square
  • 8no bedroom
  • 451 bedroom
  • 402 bedrooms
  • 163 bedrooms
  • 124 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.4
Somerville:

1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.8
city:

1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Union Square:

84.8%
Somerville:

68.6%


Housing prices:

  • Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (9.1% of all units):
    Union Square:

    $1,037,675
    Somerville:

    $1,142,268

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (18.2% of all units):
    Union Square:

    $852,852
    city:

    $873,181

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (35.3% of all units):
    Union Square:

    $583,372
    Somerville:

    $833,225

Year house built in Union Square
  • Year house built in Union Square
  • 02020 or later
  • 362010 to 2019
  • 382000 to 2009
  • 21990 to 1999
  • 111980 to 1989
  • 791970 to 1979
  • 191960 to 1969
  • 1181950 to 1959
  • 91940 to 1949
  • 791939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

108.2
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 205 to 9 minutes
  • 1910 to 14 minutes
  • 2715 to 19 minutes
  • 2620 to 24 minutes
  • 1425 to 29 minutes
  • 5530 to 34 minutes
  • 1535 to 39 minutes
  • 1240 to 44 minutes
  • 1545 to 59 minutes
  • 2660 to 89 minutes
  • 190 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 25.8%66Drove a car alone
  • 8.6%22Carpooled
  • 7.0%18Bus
  • 11.0%28Subway or elevated rail
  • 5.9%15Taxi
  • 10.2%26Bicycle
  • 11.7%30Walked
  • 1.6%4Other means
  • 22.3%57Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 212:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 135:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 95:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 116:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 186:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 177:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 397:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 558:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 228:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 389:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 810:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 111:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 812:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 64:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    8.3%
    city:

    13.3%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    5.6%
    city:

    7.7%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    9.4%
    city:

    14.7%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    16.4%
    city:

    8.1%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    3.3%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    20.7%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    4.1%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    6.4%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    3.0%
    city:

    8.7%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    10.6%
    city:

    10.5%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    8.8%
    city:

    4.1%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    3.9%
    city:

    2.0%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    3.2%
    city:

    3.4%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    16.4%
    city:

    14.4%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    6.4%
    city:

    9.2%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    12.0%
    city:

    5.2%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    9.2%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    2.3%
    city:

    3.6%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    16.6%
    city:

    13.1%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    6.8%
    city:

    4.7%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    6.4%
    city:

    7.8%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    5.2%
    city:

    13.0%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    19.3%
    city:

    15.4%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    1.0%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Union Square:

    48.8%
    Somerville:

    7.2%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Union Square:

    3.5%
    Somerville:

    6.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Union Square:

    6.8%
    Somerville:

    6.9%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Union Square:

    18.9%
    Somerville:

    9.1%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Union Square:

9.1%
Somerville:

9.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Union Square:

2011
Somerville:

2012

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Union Square:

2018
Somerville:

2022

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Union Square:

159.1%
Somerville:

82.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 62.1%Utility gas
  • 23.8%Electricity
  • 7.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.3%Other fuel
  • 2.3%No fuel used
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Roads and streets:

Somerville Ave

Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 242 to 318

Washington St

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 228 to 279

Prospect St

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 26 to 36

Newton St

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 14 to 29

Everett St

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 16 to 99

Prospect Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW

Emerson St

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Bonner Ave

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 18

Sanborn Ct

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Union Sq

Length: 0.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
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