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Population (year 2000): 5,192. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,123 (-1.3% change)
 

Males: 2,541  (48.9%)
Females: 2,651  (51.1%)

Camden County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08083.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,200 (it was $46,898 in 2000)
Somerdale  $52,200
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $162,300 (it was $97,700 in 2000)
Somerdale  $162,300
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Somerdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
  • Black (17.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Italian (23.6%), Irish (22.6%), German (14.7%), English (9.2%), Polish (6.1%), United States (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 83 feet

Land area: 1.37 square miles.

Population density: 3739 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Somerdale

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerdale borough

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

348 residents are foreign born (3.3% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 1.3% Europe).

This city:  6.7%
New Jersey:  17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Somerdale:  3.4% ($3,321)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
Somerdale satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Camden, NJ (8.7 miles , pop. 79,904).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (13.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hi-Nella borough, NJ (0.5 miles ), Stratford borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Magnolia borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Echelon, NJ (1.5 miles ), Lawnside borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Laurel Springs borough, NJ (1.9 miles ), Tavistock, NJ (2.1 miles) , Ashland, NJ (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.84 N, Longitude: 75.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,021 (-19.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 201 (7.8%)


3 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 856

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Population change in the 1990s: -330 (-6.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Somerdale by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.019.20.00.0
Rapes 022413
    per 100,000 0.037.738.376.619.358.2
Robberies 9434711
    per 100,000 171.975.557.576.6135.3213.2
Assaults 17676129
    per 100,000 324.7113.2134.1114.9232.0174.5
Burglaries 322046302632
    per 100,000 611.3377.3881.1574.6502.6620.3
Thefts 102529377105104
    per 100,000 1948.4980.91781.31474.82029.82015.9
Auto thefts 121310111112
    per 100,000 229.2245.2191.5210.7212.6232.6
Arson 201101
    per 100,000 38.20.019.219.20.019.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 255.6160.7222.9261.6235.8288.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.53
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Somerdale, New Jersey

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Somerdale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.0 miles away from the Somerdale city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Somerdale topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Somerdale:
  • KENNEDY MEM HOSP-UNIVERSITY MED CENTER (about 2 miles; STRATFORD, NJ)
  • CAMDEN CO HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (about 4 miles; LAKELAND, NJ)
  • UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WOODBURY, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Somerdale:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 15 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 33 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID: WRI)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 33 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somerdale:
  • CAMDEN COUNTY (about 9 miles; BERLIN, NJ; ID: 19N)
  • PENN'S LANDING (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)
  • CROSS KEYS (about 10 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)

Amtrak stations near Somerdale:
  • 14 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerdale:
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 10 miles; CAMDEN, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 23,007)
  • MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
Public high school in Somerdale:
  • Sterling High School (Students: 973; Location: 501 SOUTH WARWICK ROAD; Grades: G8 - G12; Our rating: 51)
Public elementary/middle school in Somerdale:
Private elementary/middle school in Somerdale:
  • OUR LADY OF GRACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 315; Location: 105 N WHITE HORSE PIKE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Somerdale:
  • SOMERDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $193,561; Location: 125 S. HILLTOP AVENUE; 27,428 books; 919 audio materials; 927 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.7%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.2%

Somerdale compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Somerdale (2007 data):
  • Sun National Bank: Somerdale Branch at 2 South White Horse Pike, branch established on 1999-04-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,319.5 mil, Deposits: $2,689.2 mil, headquarters in Vineland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Sun Bancorp, Inc



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5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,433 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.74%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($201 average AGI)
Camden County:  0.06%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Burlington County, NJ  1.27% ($53,450 average AGI)
from Gloucester County, NJ  0.93% ($39,804)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.72% ($48,166)


6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,423 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.03%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($304 average AGI)
Camden County:  0.05%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gloucester County, NJ  1.34% ($51,907 average AGI)
to Burlington County, NJ  1.08% ($53,747)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.53% ($41,407)


Strongest AM radio stations in Somerdale:
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Somerdale:
  • WKDN (106.9 FM; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WNJS-FM (88.1 FM; BERLIN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WSJI (89.5 FM; CHERRY HILL, NJ; Owner: BROADCAST LEARNING CENTER, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGLS-FM (89.7 FM; GLASSBORO, NJ; Owner: ROWAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Somerdale:
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WNJT (Channel 52; TRENTON, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

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