Somers, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

What's My Somers, NY House Worth? Get a Free Home Valuation Online! Homes for Sale in Somers. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Somers, New York main profile, New York, New York smaller cities, New York small towns, New York forum, All US cities. Total population: 19,994 (Urban population: 16,552, Rural population: 3,442 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 7,098 (6,802 occupied: 6,377 owner occupied, 425 renter occupied) % of renters here:   6% State:   47% Housing density: 236 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Somers, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Somers Vs. Katonah  (13 replies) buying a condo in Somers, NY  (4 replies) Somers, N.Y. - Power Lines  (1 reply) somers or yorktown for cultural diversity in schools  (6 replies) cultural diversity in Somers  (3 replies) Carmel, Somers or Brewster?  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,634 (lower quartile is $1,282, upper quartile is $2,159) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $981 Median gross rent in Somers, NY in 2007: $1,988 Housing units in Somers with a mortgage: 3,924 (276 second mortgage, 510 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,847 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $590,653 (it was $289,900 in 2000) Somers:   $590,653 New York:   $311,000 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $368,077 - $692,046 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $664,877 Here:   $664,877 State:   $352,556 Townhouses or other attached units: $486,572 Here:   $486,572 State:   $476,263 In 2-unit structures: $511,098 Here:   $511,098 State:   $482,362 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $511,028 Here:   $511,028 State:   $552,553 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $483,808 Here:   $483,808 State:   $503,284 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $225,000 Here:   $225,000 State:   $137,621 Household type by relationship Households: 17,840 In family households: 16,072 (4,119 male householders, 1,078 female householders) 4,731 spouses, 5,439 children (5,216 natural, 132 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 206 other relatives, 147 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,768 (496 male householders (387 living alone)), 1,115 female householders (1,065 living alone)), 157 nonrelatives In group quarters: 506 (430 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,241 2-persons, 1,065 3-persons, 1,235 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,452 1-person, 159 2-persons. 3,879 married couples with children. 293 single-parent households (67 men, 226 women). 87.2% of residents of Somers speak English at home. 2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 1,921 (10.5%) (64.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Somers, NY: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 3 $100,000 to $124,999: 1 $125,000 to $149,999: 4 $150,000 to $174,999: 0 $175,000 to $199,999: 16 $200,000 to $249,999: 98 $250,000 to $299,999: 244 $300,000 to $399,999: 958 $400,000 to $499,999: 1196 $500,000 to $749,999: 2173 $750,000 to $999,999: 1188 $1,000,000 or more: 1066

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Somers: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 6 $300 to $349: 7 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 8 $700 to $749: 15 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 7 $1,000 to $1,249: 36 $1,250 to $1,499: 72 $1,500 to $1,999: 109 $2,000 or more: 121 No cash rent: 62

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.6%
Number of people working at home: 484 (5.8% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 6,412 (77%)
• Carpooled: 587 (7%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
• Subway or elevated: 18 (0%)
• Railroad: 760 (9%)
• Bicycle: 8 (0%)
• Walked: 33 (0%)
• Other means: 44 (1%)
• Worked at home: 484 (6%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 117 $10,000 to $14,999: 169 $15,000 to $19,999: 170 $20,000 to $24,999: 196 $25,000 to $29,999: 197 $30,000 to $34,999: 151 $35,000 to $39,999: 177 $40,000 to $44,999: 329 $45,000 to $49,999: 219 $50,000 to $59,999: 498 $60,000 to $74,999: 659 $75,000 to $99,999: 916 $100,000 to $124,999: 942 $125,000 to $149,999: 628 $150,000 to $199,999: 709 $200,000 or more: 731

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4946

Irish: 2529

German: 1714

Other groups: 1610

English: 886

United States or American: 715

Russian: 657

Polish: 597

Austrian: 262

Norwegian: 195

Swedish: 171

Scotch-Irish: 158

Scottish: 154

Greek: 141

French Canadian: 125

Hungarian: 122

Eastern European: 120

French (except Basque): 119

European: 114

British: 97

Dutch: 89

Czech: 88

Ukrainian: 80

Canadian: 74

Swiss: 74

Lithuanian: 71

Portuguese: 68

Scandinavian: 67

Finnish: 56

Iranian: 56

Brazilian: 49

Maltese: 44

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42

Armenian: 42

Albanian: 40

Danish: 38

Romanian: 29

Serbian: 27

Northern European: 23

Belgian: 19

Czechoslovakian: 17

Welsh: 16

Icelander: 16

Subsaharan African:: 15

Jamaican: 15

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 15

Australian: 14

Arab:: 13

Latvian: 13

Celtic: 12

West Indian: 12

Yugoslavian: 12

Slovak: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Lebanese: 9

South African: 9

Turkish: 7

African: 6

Israeli: 5

Arab/Arabic: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13712
• Northeast: 1363
• Midwest: 557
• South: 465
• West: 146

67% of Somers residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 42
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 25
• 7th and 8th grade: 87
• 9th grade: 40
• 10th grade: 38
• 11th grade: 28
• 12th grade, no diploma: 128
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,066
• Less than 1 year of college: 285
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 687
• Associate degree: 280
• Bachelor's degree: 1,704
• Master's degree: 996
• Professional school degree: 400
• Doctorate degree: 205

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 47
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 11
• 7th and 8th grade: 44
• 9th grade: 42
• 10th grade: 18
• 11th grade: 46
• 12th grade, no diploma: 69
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,711
• Less than 1 year of college: 343
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 853
• Associate degree: 565
• Bachelor's degree: 1,778
• Master's degree: 1,186
• Professional school degree: 150
• Doctorate degree: 157

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $111,315
• Black householders: $191,785
• Asian householders: $108,010
• Some other race householders: $203,214
• Two or more races householders: $116,568
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $117,696

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $592,894
• Black or African American householders: $534,827
• Asian householders: $844,110
• Two or more races householders: $767,910
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $725,939

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,640
• One, attached: 1,942
• Two: 300
• 3 or 4: 94
• 5 to 9: 94
• 10 to 19: 9
• 20 to 49: 12
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Here:	7.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	14.8%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	33.2%
New York:	38.2%

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