Somerset, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

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Somerset, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,143 (6,987 occupied: 5,726 owner occupied, 1,261 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	38%

Housing density: 881 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $794 (lower quartile is $607, upper quartile is $878)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $798

Median gross rent in Somerset, MA in 2007: $915

Housing units in Somerset with a mortgage: 3,355 (348 second mortgage, 454 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,954

Somerset,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $317,410 (it was $145,500 in 2000)

Somerset:	$317,410
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $249,693 - $364,576

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $333,608
Here: $333,608
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $447,200
Here: $447,200
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $347,319
Here: $347,319
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $387,933
Here: $387,933
State: $431,982

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,950

In family households: 16,059 (4,328 male householders, 951 female householders)
4,543 spouses, 5,158 children (4,745 natural, 119 adopted, 294 stepchildren), 391 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 213 other relatives, 278 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,891 (588 male householders (502 living alone)), 1,109 female householders (1,000 living alone)), 194 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 284 (273 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,360 2-persons, 1,236 3-persons, 1,117 4-persons, 425 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,502 1-person, 166 2-persons, 29 3-persons.

2,752 married couples with children.
574 single-parent households (131 men, 443 women).

83.6% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
14.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,440 (7.9%)
(80.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 376 5 rooms: 1,293 6 rooms: 1,440 7 rooms: 1,325 8 rooms: 661 9 or more rooms: 598

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 86 3 rooms: 291 4 rooms: 380 5 rooms: 289 6 rooms: 119 7 rooms: 69 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 127
1995 to 1998: 182
1990 to 1994: 233
1980 to 1989: 343
1970 to 1979: 1,041
1960 to 1969: 1,589
1950 to 1959: 1,268
1940 to 1949: 910
1939 or earlier: 1,450

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerset:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 98 2 bedrooms: 1,083 3 bedrooms: 3,355 4 bedrooms: 1,035 5 or more bedrooms: 155

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 390 2 bedrooms: 608 3 bedrooms: 217 4 bedrooms: 46 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 197 1 vehicle: 1,398 2 vehicles: 2,895 3 vehicles: 821 4 vehicles: 381 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 212 1 vehicle: 729 2 vehicles: 267 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Somerset, MA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$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: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 87
$200,000 to $249,999: 766
$250,000 to $299,999: 1390
$300,000 to $399,999: 2322
$400,000 to $499,999: 626
$500,000 to $749,999: 424
$750,000 to $999,999: 44
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Somerset rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Somerset:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 42
$250 to $299: 51
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 25
$400 to $449: 31
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 24
$600 to $649: 50
$650 to $699: 64
$700 to $749: 80
$750 to $799: 136
$800 to $899: 293
$900 to $999: 159
$1,000 to $1,249: 99
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 5
No cash rent: 98

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 51 1985 to 1989: 18 1980 to 1984: 130 1975 to 1979: 251 1970 to 1974: 236 1970 to 1974: 339 1965 to 1969: 401

Somerset, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.8%
Number of people working at home: 212 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 199
5 to 9 minutes: 840
10 to 14 minutes: 1547
15 to 19 minutes: 1628
20 to 24 minutes: 1389
25 to 29 minutes: 401
30 to 34 minutes: 1027
35 to 39 minutes: 193
40 to 44 minutes: 274
45 to 59 minutes: 482
60 to 89 minutes: 331
90 or more minutes: 398

Somerset mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,730 (87%)
Carpooled: 834 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Railroad: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Walked: 73 (1%)
Worked at home: 212 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 458
$10,000 to $14,999: 442
$15,000 to $19,999: 394
$20,000 to $24,999: 275
$25,000 to $29,999: 495
$30,000 to $34,999: 337
$35,000 to $39,999: 256
$40,000 to $44,999: 279
$45,000 to $49,999: 421
$50,000 to $59,999: 780
$60,000 to $74,999: 857
$75,000 to $99,999: 1014
$100,000 to $124,999: 548
$125,000 to $149,999: 219
$150,000 to $199,999: 142
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

Portuguese: 6621

Irish: 1816

French (except Basque): 1774

English: 1597

French Canadian: 1425

Italian: 888

Polish: 520

United States or American: 512

Other groups: 436

Arab:: 243

Lebanese: 219

German: 192

Scotch-Irish: 147

Scottish: 112

Greek: 109

Russian: 51

Canadian: 40

Ukrainian: 36

European: 31

Subsaharan African:: 31

Cape Verdean: 31

Slovak: 26

Dutch: 25

Brazilian: 24

Syrian: 24

Swedish: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 16

Lithuanian: 15

Yugoslavian: 15

Finnish: 11

British: 10

Latvian: 9

Romanian: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9

Haitian: 9

Norwegian: 8

Welsh: 7

Danish: 6

Maltese: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Portugal (73%)
Korea (4%)
Canada (4%)
Brazil (2%)
Greece (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Germany (2%)

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

This state: 14302
Northeast: 1789
Midwest: 232
South: 165
West: 180

72% of Somerset residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 98
Nursery to 4th grade: 110
5th and 6th grade: 136
7th and 8th grade: 335
9th grade: 247
10th grade: 197
11th grade: 122
12th grade, no diploma: 242
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,964
Less than 1 year of college: 363
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 528
Associate degree: 485
Bachelor's degree: 830
Master's degree: 275
Professional school degree: 153
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 132
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 492
9th grade: 303
10th grade: 295
11th grade: 151
12th grade, no diploma: 178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,227
Less than 1 year of college: 427
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 784
Associate degree: 738
Bachelor's degree: 833
Master's degree: 431
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,658
Black householders: $154,955
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,837
Asian householders: $61,276
Two or more races householders: $121,384
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $209,288

Somerset household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Somerset household income for Black householders

Somerset household income for Asian householders

Somerset household income for Two or more races householders

Somerset household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Somerset marital status for males

Somerset marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,228
Black or African American householders: $299,957
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $245,419
Asian householders: $359,076
Two or more races householders: $195,026
Hispanic or Latino householders: $475,787

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,852
One, attached: 38
Two: 554
3 or 4: 429
5 to 9: 85
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 91
50 or more: 75

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Somerset:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (1%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 133

Here:	7.3%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68

Here:	7.6%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 117

Here:	16.8%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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