Somerset County, MD Demographic Data
Somerset County, MD Summary
Somerset County is located in Maryland
- Population: 26,371
- Area: 610.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 319.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 290.63 sq. miles
- Population Density: 43.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Somerset County, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,963
46%
50.8
Male
13,936
54%
49.2
Total Population
25,899
323,128,000
Somerset County, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,244
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,034
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,370
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,083
8.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,209
12.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,351
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,938
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,375
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,760
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,545
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,301
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,178
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
511
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,535
83.1%
77.2
Female
9,753
45.3%
51.3
Male
11,782
54.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,493
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,909
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,990
15.4%
15.2
Female
2,140
53.6%
55.8
Male
1,850
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Somerset County, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,292
97.7%
96.8
White
13,719
53.0%
72.6
Black or African American
10,837
41.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
69
0.3%
0.8
Asian
269
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
27
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
73
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
20
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
29
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
86
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
34
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
4
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
10
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
384
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
607
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
937
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
504
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
222
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
17
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
194
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,962
96.4%
82.2
Somerset County, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
944
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,591
15.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,075
41.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,233
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
746
4.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,356
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,014
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,535
20.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,424
79.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,370
14.0%
31.2
Somerset County, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,471
47.1%
33.7%
Now Married
7,238
32.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,483
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
532
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,527
6.9
5.8%
Somerset County, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,830
92.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,825
7.4%
21.6%
Spanish
611
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
282
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
511
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
421
1.7%
1.1%
Somerset County, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,176
14.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
581
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,211
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,134
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
990
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,362
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
878
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
637
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
262
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
97
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
35,886
57,617
Per capita income
17,143
31,128
Somerset County, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
456
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
782
9.5%
9.8
Construction
379
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,428
29.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
204
2.5%
6.6
Information
131
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
253
3.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
518
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
587
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
868
10.5%
4.6
Retail trade
935
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
394
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
328
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
792
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,339
28.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,005
12.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,026
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,101
25.4%
18.1%
Somerset County, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,013
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,591
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
426
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
108
1.3%
5.1
Walked
357
4.5%
2.7
Other means
123
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
408
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
Somerset County, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,030
12.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,137
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,603
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,558
18.7%
21.0
Somerset County, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,328
74.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,366
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,962
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,916
25.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Somerset County, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,244
1 room
260
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
129
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,024
9.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,373
12.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,628
23.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,225
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,453
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
949
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,203
10.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Somerset County, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,244
1-unit, detached
7,401
65.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
648
5.8%
5.9
2-units
406
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
456
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
309
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
438
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
329
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
1,248
11.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.1%
0.1
Somerset County, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,100
18.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
432
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
944
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,053
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,620
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,502
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,431
12.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,914
17.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
186
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
62
0.6%
1.4%
Somerset County, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
315
3.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,522
18.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,314
51.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,586
19.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
405
4.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
179
2.1%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.1%
1.1
Somerset County, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,964
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
73
2.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
119
4.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
159
5.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
282
9.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
519
17.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
729
24.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,083
36.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,191
40.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
316
10.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
241
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,032
35.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset County, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,695
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
156
5.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
612
22.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
632
23.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,284
47.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
267
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
667
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
325
12.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
340
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
136
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
136
5.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
169
6.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,539
58.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
317
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset County, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,366
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
727
13.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,111
20.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,152
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
882
16.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
743
13.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
502
9.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
160
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
89
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,800
205,000