Somerset County, PA Demographic Data
Somerset County, PA Summary
Somerset County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 76,957
- Area: 1,080.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,074.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.56 sq. miles
- Population Density: 71.19 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,378.61 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Somerset County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
36,299
48%
50.8
Male
38,762
52%
49.2
Total Population
75,061
323,128,000
Somerset County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,684
4.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,683
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,724
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,815
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,204
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,781
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,837
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
10,629
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,153
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,656
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,634
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,294
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,967
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
61,452
81.9%
77.2
Female
29,538
48.1%
51.3
Male
31,914
51.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
59,226
78.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
19,538
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
15,895
21.2%
15.2
Female
8,628
54.3%
55.8
Male
7,267
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Somerset County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
74,319
99.0%
96.8
White
71,676
95.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,031
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
69
0.1%
0.8
Asian
380
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
163
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
742
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,040
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
74,021
98.6%
82.2
Somerset County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,005
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,944
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
26,815
47.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
8,126
14.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,093
9.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,062
10.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,906
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,949
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
49,002
87.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,968
16.0%
31.2
Somerset County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
17,858
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
33,529
52.4%
47.5
Divorced
6,605
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
851
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
5,127
8.0
5.8%
Somerset County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
67,583
94.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,794
5.3%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Somerset County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,265
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,384
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,856
13.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,203
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,505
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,997
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,070
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,721
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
569
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
619
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
43,871
57,617
Per capita income
23,227
31,128
Somerset County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
950
3.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,662
8.4%
9.8
Construction
2,568
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,228
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,022
6.4%
6.6
Information
245
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,734
15.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,704
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,211
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,672
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
3,590
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,063
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
861
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,916
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,996
28.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,911
18.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,621
21.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,066
19.3%
18.1%
Somerset County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
30,793
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
25,066
81.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,404
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.1%
5.1
Walked
1,174
3.8%
2.7
Other means
620
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
1,508
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Somerset County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,138
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,371
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,335
38.8%
37.1
3 or more
6,345
21.7%
21.0
Somerset County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
29,189
77.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
22,559
77.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,630
22.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,708
23.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Somerset County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
37,897
1 room
140
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
583
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
3,307
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
4,489
11.8%
16.5
5 rooms
7,672
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
7,979
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
5,776
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
3,833
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,118
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Somerset County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
37,897
1-unit, detached
26,184
69.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,543
6.7%
5.9
2-units
1,052
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
484
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,127
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
919
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
833
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
4,755
12.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Somerset County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
10,231
27.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,347
6.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,622
9.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,312
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,300
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,178
11.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,433
9.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,461
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
784
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
229
0.6%
1.4%
Somerset County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,357
21.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,165
4.0%
4.7
Electricity
4,950
17.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11,536
39.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
3,253
11.1%
0.1
Wood
1,738
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
92
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
98
0.3%
1.1
Somerset County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,698
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
114
1.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
134
1.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
389
3.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
500
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,081
10.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,661
34.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
4,819
45.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
6,212
58.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,510
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
948
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
428
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,594
14.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,574
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
285
5.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,177
39.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,063
55.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,056
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
555
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,141
20.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,010
18.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
695
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
550
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
543
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,611
29.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,080
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
22,559
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,649
16.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,142
31.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,819
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,135
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,523
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
713
3.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
455
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
123
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,200
205,000
