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Population (year 2000): 7,266. Estimated population in July 2006: 10,806 (+48.7% change)
Males: 3,568  (49.1%)
Females: 3,698  (50.9%)

Yuma County

Median resident age:  24.9 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Zip codes: 85350.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,700 (it was $26,544 in 2000)
Somerton  $29,700
Arizona:  $44,282

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,100 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Somerton  $86,100
Arizona:  $185,400

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Races in Somerton:

  • Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Other race (51.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (2.4%).

Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone

Incorporated in 1918

Land area: 1.33 square miles.

Population density: 7613 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in Somerton

  • High school or higher: 38.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 19.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerton city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

3,617 residents are foreign born (49.8% Latin America).

This city:  49.8%
Arizona:  12.8%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Somerton, Arizona in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Somerton to the number of sex offenders is 2018 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Somerton:  0.9% ($603)
Arizona:  0.8% ($962)
Somerton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yuma, AZ (9.3 miles , pop. 77,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (167.7 miles , pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: Gadsden, AZ (5.6 miles ), San Luis, AZ (8.0 miles ), Yuma, AZ (9.3 miles ), Winterhaven, CA (11.2 miles ), Winterhaven-Bard, CA (15.6 miles ), Fortuna Foothills, AZ (21.1 miles ), East Imperial, CA (37.0 miles ), Wellton, AZ (39.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 91 buildings, average cost: $48,800
  • 1997: 57 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 1998: 82 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 1999: 57 buildings, average cost: $60,100
  • 2000: 109 buildings, average cost: $64,900
  • 2001: 79 buildings, average cost: $68,500
  • 2002: 113 buildings, average cost: $70,400
  • 2003: 94 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2004: 162 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 2005: 190 buildings, average cost: $81,800
  • 2006: 129 buildings, average cost: $84,100

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Latitude: 32.60 N, Longitude: 114.71 W


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Area code: 928

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,931 (+36.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Crime in Somerton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.09.6
Robberies 132092
    per 100,000 13.338.824.20.096.319.1
Assaults 71017271817
    per 100,000 93.1129.4205.5307.4192.5162.6
Burglaries 806246554732
    per 100,000 1064.4802.3556.0626.2502.7306.0
Thefts 120130129200143164
    per 100,000 1596.61682.21559.32277.11529.41568.5
Auto thefts 303024232028
    per 100,000 399.1388.2290.1261.9213.9267.8
Arson 031001
    per 100,000 0.038.812.10.00.09.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 192.9192.0172.9217.4180.9151.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 27 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.88
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Somerton:
  • YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; YUMA, AZ)
  • PHS INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINTERHAVEN, CA)
  • EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 59 miles; EL CENTRO, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Somerton:
  • YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (about 9 miles; YUMA, AZ; ID: YUM)
  • PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 150 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; ID: PSP)
  • SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 172 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; ID: SAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somerton:
  • ROLLE AIRFIELD (about 6 miles; SAN LUIS, AZ; ID: 44A)
  • HOLTVILLE (about 42 miles; HOLTVILLE, CA; ID: L04)
  • CALEXICO INTL (about 55 miles; CALEXICO, CA; ID: CXL)

Amtrak station near Somerton:
  • 11 miles: YUMA (281 S. GILA ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerton:
  • ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; YUMA, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
  • IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; IMPERIAL, CA; FT enrollment: 4,006)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 123 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 10,798)
  • COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 139 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; FT enrollment: 3,804)
  • GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 151 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 151 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,582)
Public high school in Somerton:
  • PPEP TEC - JOSE YEPEZ LEARNING CENTER (Students: 130; Location: 115 N. COLUMBIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Somerton:
  • SOMERTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 851; Location: 1011 NORTH SOMERTON AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • TIERRA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 770; Location: 1002 SOUTH SOMERTON AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • DESERT SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 490; Location: 301 N. CARLISLE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: PO BOX 3200; Grades: KG - 05)

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Notable location: Somerton City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Somerton: Somerton Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Somerton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Four Seasons Produce LLC (19495 South Highway 95).

Court: Yuma County - Courts- Justice Court 2nd Precinct (350 West Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Somerton and their reported violations in the past:

GADSDEN WC (Population served: 900, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 14 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  4.0 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  90.9%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  26.6%
Whole state:  13.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  6.2%

Somerton compared to Arizona state average:

Somerton, Arizona environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 3$7,233$28,9320$0
Solid Waste Management 7$17,116$29,3420$0
Financial Administration 3$7,614$30,4560$0
Other Government Administration 10$18,071$21,6851$724
Judicial and Legal 3$7,800$31,2000$0
Police Protection - Officers 16$48,044$36,0330$0
Police - Other 7$12,923$22,1541$1,266
Firefighters 16$41,293$30,9700$0
Fire - Other 1$2,314$27,7680$0
Parks and Recreation 7$14,415$24,7113$2,161
Water Supply 5$10,959$26,3020$0
Other and Unallocable 2$3,449$20,6940$0
Totals for Government 80$191,232$28,6855$4,151


Somerton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
  • Charges - All Other: $505,000
    Sewerage: $484,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $255,000
    General: $68,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,094,000
    Regular Highways: $806,000
    Water Utilities: $544,000
    Health Services - Other: $512,000
    Fire Protection: $504,000
    Parks & Recreation: $388,000
    Sewerage: $379,000
    Central Staff Services: $333,000
    Financial Administration: $284,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $410,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,146,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,516,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $110,000
    Interest Earnings: $73,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $37,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Central Staff: $13,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,341,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $695,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,800,000
    Highways: $642,000
    All Other: $151,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $529,000
    NEC: $362,000
    Property: $12,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $894,000

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
Arizona average:  8.20%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($827 average AGI)
Yuma County:  0.27%
Arizona average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.68% ($30,567 average AGI)
from San Diego County, CA  0.59% ($38,553)
from Imperial County, CA  0.38% ($40,329)


6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.34%
Arizona average:  5.96%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($867 average AGI)
Yuma County:  0.15%
Arizona average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.95% ($36,726 average AGI)
to Pima County, AZ  0.28% ($31,465)
to San Diego County, CA  0.28% ($33,691)


Strongest AM radio stations in Somerton:
  • KJOK (1400 AM; 1 kW; YUMA, AZ; Owner: MONSTERMEDIA, LLC)
  • KBLU (560 AM; 1 kW; YUMA, AZ)
  • KAWC (1320 AM; 1 kW; YUMA, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
  • KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Somerton:
  • KTTI (95.1 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYRM (91.9 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK INC)
  • KCEC-FM (104.5 FM; WELLTON, AZ; Owner: FARMWORKERS EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK INC.)
  • KYJT (100.9 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCFY (88.1 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: VOICE OF INTL. CHRISTN. EVANGELISM, INC.)
  • K217AW (91.3 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: ADVANCED MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • K211DD (90.1 FM; YUMA, AZ; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Somerton:
  • KYUM-LP (Channel 16; YUMA, AZ; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KESE-LP (Channel 35; YUMA, AZ; Owner: GULF-CALIFORNIA BROADCAST COMPANY)
  • KBFY-LP (Channel 41; FORTUNA, AZ; Owner: POWELL MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)

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