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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Somerset, NJ are White alone (7,898 residents), Hispanic (2,757 residents), and Black alone (6,924 residents). 69.4% of Somerset residents speak English at home. 25.8% of Somerset, NJ residents are foreign-born (15.8% born in Asia, 5.3% born in Latin America, 2.7% born in Africa), which is 10.9% greater than the foreign-born rate of 23.0% across the entire state of New Jersey.

Race distribution in Somerset

2000 2022
  • Races in Somerset, NJ (2000)
    • 9,06739.4%White alone
    • 8,66637.6%Black alone
    • 2,76412.0%Hispanic
    • 1,8918.2%Asian alone
    • 4682.0%Two or more races
    • 1420.6%Other race alone
    • 400.2%American Indian alone
    • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Somerset, NJ (2022)
    • 7,89832.4%White alone
    • 6,92428.4%Black alone
    • 5,27721.6%Asian alone
    • 2,75711.3%Hispanic
    • 1,6446.7%Two or more races
    • 280.1%Other race alone
2000 2022
  • Races in New Jersey (2000)
    • 5,557,20966.0%White alone
    • 1,117,19113.3%Hispanic
    • 1,096,17113.0%Black alone
    • 477,0125.7%Asian alone
    • 133,6891.6%Two or more races
    • 19,5650.2%Other race alone
    • 11,3380.1%American Indian alone
    • 2,1750.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in New Jersey (2022)
    • 4,766,47651.5%White alone
    • 2,028,47021.9%Hispanic
    • 1,111,63212.0%Black alone
    • 923,54610.0%Asian alone
    • 332,2373.6%Two or more races
    • 89,8471.0%Other race alone
    • 8,5570.09%American Indian alone
    • 9340.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Somerset

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $93,983White non-Hispanic householders
  • $119,232Black householders
  • $114,001Asian householders
  • over $200,000Some other race householders
  • $151,913Two or more races householders
  • $171,563Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $400,031White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $384,716Black or African American householders
  • $365,689Asian householders
  • $382,628Some other race householders
  • $358,264Two or more races householders
  • $366,385Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, NJ in 2022

Median age by race in Somerset

  • 46.2Median age for White residents
  • 43.8Males
  • 48.8Females
  • 44.8Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 43.3Males
  • 45.5Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -643,500,642.9Males
  • -1,220,338,981.8Females
  • 37.1Median age for Asian residents
  • 37.9Males
  • 35.9Females
  • -804,177,544.9Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -713,070,378.3Females
  • 38.6Median age for Other race residents
  • 52.5Males
  • 32.3Females
  • 26.9Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 25.7Males
  • 33.1Females
  • 48.2Median age for White alone residents
  • 45.1Males
  • 54.0Females
  • 32.6Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 34.9Males
  • 28.9Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Somerset

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 3,10680.1%Owner occupied
  • 77219.9%Renter occupied
  • 80.1%
    19.9%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 2,14071.9%Owner occupied
  • 83428.1%Renter occupied
  • 71.9%
    28.1%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 1,65673.2%Owner occupied
  • 60626.8%Renter occupied
  • 73.2%
    26.8%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 124100.0%Owner occupied
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 59774.6%Owner occupied
  • 20325.4%Renter occupied
  • 74.6%
    25.4%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 2,86378.4%Owner occupied
  • 78721.6%Renter occupied
  • 78.4%
    21.6%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 63372.6%Owner occupied
  • 23927.4%Renter occupied
  • 72.6%
    27.4%

Language usage in Somerset

  • English speakers - Total
  • 69.4% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
  • 6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 1,27780.6%Speak English very well
  • 30719.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 80.6%
    19.4%
  • 23.7% of residents speak other language at home
  • 4,16875.4%Speak English very well
  • 1,36324.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 75.4%
    24.6%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 81.9% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
  • 8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 36176.2%Speak English very well
  • 11323.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 76.2%
    23.8%
  • 9.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 55198.2%Speak English very well
  • 101.8%Speak English less than very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 31.8% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
  • 55.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 14085.9%Speak English very well
  • 2314.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 85.9%
    14.1%
  • 7.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 23100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 25.1% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
  • 7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 30764.6%Speak English very well
  • 16835.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 64.6%
    35.4%
  • 68.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 2,96770.1%Speak English very well
  • 1,26529.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 70.1%
    29.9%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

89.7% (6,698)
Foreign-born:

22.3% (207)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

10.3% (768)
Foreign-born:

77.5% (719)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

94.6% (5,693)
Foreign-born:

83.9% (974)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

4.5% (269)
Foreign-born:

23.5% (273)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

60.9% (759)
Foreign-born:

13.5% (499)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

35.2% (438)
Foreign-born:

86.5% (3,206)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

14.3% (52)
Foreign-born:

42.0% (16)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

89.5% (325)
Foreign-born:

66.2% (26)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

86.1% (1,600)
Foreign-born:

20.3% (57)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

14.8% (276)
Foreign-born:

79.8% (225)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

92.5% (6,376)
Foreign-born:

21.4% (165)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

7.8% (535)
Foreign-born:

79.4% (610)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

50.6% (1,061)
Foreign-born:

16.9% (86)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

49.1% (1,031)
Foreign-born:

85.2% (436)

Foreign-born residents in Somerset

6,292 residents are foreign born (15.8% Asia, 5.3% Latin America, 2.7% Africa).

This city:

25.8%
New Jersey:

23.2%

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Marital status for residents in Somerset

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.0%Never married
  • 55.4%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 2.3%Widowed
  • 6.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 24.1%Never married
  • 51.1%Now married
  • 0.7%Separated
  • 10.8%Widowed
  • 13.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (122)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

52.0% (853)
Unmarried:

48.0% (785)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 43.0%Never married
  • 45.1%Now married
  • 1.4%Separated
  • 6.8%Widowed
  • 3.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 50.2%Never married
  • 26.4%Now married
  • 3.7%Separated
  • 9.5%Widowed
  • 10.2%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

18.2% (328)
Unmarried:

81.8% (1,476)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.6%Never married
  • 60.3%Now married
  • 1.8%Separated
  • 1.5%Widowed
  • 0.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 27.2%Never married
  • 61.6%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 2.4%Widowed
  • 6.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (138)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.2% (740)
Unmarried:

43.8% (577)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 0.0%Never married
  • 90.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 9.6%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.9%Never married
  • 52.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 4.7%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

46.7% (59)
Unmarried:

53.3% (67)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.7%Never married
  • 37.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.8%Widowed
  • 6.3%Divorced
  • Females
  • 20.1%Never married
  • 45.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 7.5%Widowed
  • 27.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (14)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

53.6% (261)
Unmarried:

46.4% (225)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.8%Never married
  • 55.5%Now married
  • 0.1%Separated
  • 1.8%Widowed
  • 5.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 25.0%Never married
  • 48.9%Now married
  • 0.6%Separated
  • 11.3%Widowed
  • 14.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (127)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.1% (674)
Unmarried:

52.9% (756)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 32.4%Never married
  • 49.6%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 4.7%Widowed
  • 12.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.2%Never married
  • 51.4%Now married
  • 0.9%Separated
  • 5.7%Widowed
  • 8.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (9)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.7% (330)
Unmarried:

52.3% (361)

Ancestries in Somerset

  • Ancestries in Somerset, NJ
    • 5113.7%Italian
    • 4483.3%Jamaican
    • 4093.0%American
    • 2882.1%Polish
    • 2111.5%English
    • 1921.4%Irish
    • 1661.2%Ghanaian
    • 1541.1%Turkish
    • 1461.1%Egyptian
    • 1341.0%German
    • 1331.0%Hungarian
    • 1210.9%Scottish
    • 1160.9%Sierra Leonean
    • 1080.8%African
    • 1060.8%British West Indian
    • 990.7%Ukrainian
    • 800.6%Palestinian
    • 700.5%Bahamian
    • 660.5%Lithuanian
    • 650.5%Swiss
    • 530.4%European
    • 520.4%Guyanese
    • 470.3%Eastern European
    • 370.3%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 350.3%British
    • 230.2%Arab
    • 220.2%Slovene
    • 210.2%Russian
    • 210.2%Haitian
    • 200.1%Iranian
    • 190.1%Canadian
    • 190.1%Slovak
    • 180.1%Macedonian
    • 180.1%Brazilian
    • 160.1%Armenian
    • 130.10%Austrian
    • 130.10%Lebanese
    • 130.10%Latvian
    • 120.09%Syrian
    • 120.09%French
    • 80.06%Iraqi
    • 60.04%Northern European
    • 50.04%Croatian
    • 40.03%Scotch-Irish
    • 30.02%Dutch

Geographical mobility in Somerset

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 7,75188.6%White (Caucasian)
    • 6,08884.9%Black or African American
    • 4,01777.3%Asian
    • 37790.5%Other race
    • 2,29393.9%Two or more races
    • 6,96088.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2,45689.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 2332.7%White / Caucasian
    • 88512.3%Black or African American
    • 1032.0%Asian
    • 803.3%Two or more races
    • 2443.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 230.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 3083.5%White / Caucasian
    • 1422.0%Black or African American
    • 63312.2%Asian
    • 143.3%Other race
    • 612.5%Two or more races
    • 2403.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1525.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 2092.4%White / Caucasian
    • 640.9%Black or African American
    • 1132.2%Asian
    • 4210.2%Other race
    • 2343.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 863.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 1041.2%White
    • 3366.5%Asian
    • 371.3%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Somerset

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 611100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 33185.1%Native
  • 5814.9%Foreign-born
  • 85.1%
    14.9%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 84100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 237100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 652100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 92089.9%Native
  • 10410.1%Foreign-born
  • 89.9%
    10.1%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 148100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 652100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 27456.0%Native
  • 21544.0%Foreign-born
  • 56.0%
    44.0%

    • Place of birth for residents in Somerset

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 3,882Asia
      • 2,095South Central Asia
      • 1,332Americas
      • 1,295Latin America
      • 1,143Eastern Asia
      • 944China
      • 795Caribbean
      • 656Africa
      • 450South America
      • 423South Eastern Asia
      • 414Europe
      • 255Eastern Europe
      • 254Western Africa
      • 219Western Asia
      • 128Eastern Africa
      • 90Northern Europe
      • 81Northern Africa
      • 49Central America
      • 43Western Europe
      • 37Northern America
      • 30Southern Africa
      • 25Southern Europe
      • 5Oceania
      • 5Australia and New Zealand Subregion
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 1,871India
      • 622China
      • 510Jamaica
      • 300Philippines
      • 208Taiwan
      • 185Korea
      • 161Dominican Republic
      • 136Turkey
      • 131Pakistan
      • 128Kenya
      • 127Ghana
      • 113Hong Kong
      • 110Poland
      • 106Argentina
      • 104Ecuador
      • 102Guyana
      • 81Colombia
      • 81Egypt
      • 67Senegal
      • 66Vietnam
      • 59Sierra Leone
      • 57Cuba
      • 42Russia
      • 42Bahamas
      • 39Bangladesh
      • 37Canada
      • 36England
      • 34Mexico
      • 34Sri Lanka
      • 33France
      • 30South Africa
      • 30Hungary
      • 28Syria
      • 26Cambodia
      • 26Scotland
      • 25Malaysia
      • 22Haiti
      • 20Ukraine
      • 19Peru
      • 18Israel
      • 18Kuwait
      • 18Iran
      • 17Czechoslovakia
      • 17Brazil
      • 16Italy
      • 15Sweden
      • 15North Macedonia (Macedonia)
      • 15Costa Rica
      • 14Japan
      • 12United Kingdom
      • 12Belarus
      • 10Germany
      • 9Iraq
      • 9Lebanon
      • 9Greece
      • 6Croatia
      • 5Thailand
      • 5Australia

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Somerset

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 11100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Asian
  • 31100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 14100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 99100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Asian
  • 2821.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 10779.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 21.0%
    79.0%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 102100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

    • Zip codes: 08873.

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