Somerville, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,637 (All urban)

Somerville, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,898 (4,773 occupied: 2,316 owner occupied, 2,457 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	34%

Housing density: 2075 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,016 (lower quartile is $868, upper quartile is $1,201)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,083

Median gross rent in Somerville, NJ in 2007: $1,135

Housing units in Somerville with a mortgage: 1,398 (102 second mortgage, 216 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 660

Somerville,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $334,041 (it was $158,200 in 2000)

Somerville:	$334,041
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $282,467 - $341,093

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $303,140
Here: $303,140
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $558,162
Here: $558,162
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $399,096
Here: $399,096
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $355,825
Here: $355,825
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $662,517
Here: $662,517
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,851

In family households: 9,633 (1,990 male householders, 943 female householders)
2,169 spouses, 3,176 children (3,022 natural, 66 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 379 grandchildren, 198 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 301 other relatives, 364 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,218 (856 male householders (655 living alone)), 1,006 female householders (919 living alone)), 356 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 630 (463 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,090 2-persons, 709 3-persons, 615 4-persons, 314 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,574 1-person, 239 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,836 married couples with children.
607 single-parent households (115 men, 492 women).

71.8% of residents of Somerville speak English at home.
16.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
6.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,807 (22.5%)
(27.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerville, New Jersey:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 124 5 rooms: 323 6 rooms: 696 7 rooms: 565 8 rooms: 345 9 or more rooms: 198

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville, New Jersey:
	1 room: 146 2 rooms: 239 3 rooms: 752 4 rooms: 590 5 rooms: 389 6 rooms: 206 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 14
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 200
1970 to 1979: 518
1960 to 1969: 837
1950 to 1959: 987
1940 to 1949: 780
1939 or earlier: 1,479

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerville:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 67 2 bedrooms: 361 3 bedrooms: 1,225 4 bedrooms: 585 5 or more bedrooms: 73

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerville:
	no bedroom: 172 1 bedroom: 1,112 2 bedrooms: 770 3 bedrooms: 268 4 bedrooms: 135 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 Somerville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 143 1 vehicle: 725 2 vehicles: 1,014 3 vehicles: 305 4 vehicles: 98 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Somerville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 562 1 vehicle: 1,208 2 vehicles: 558 3 vehicles: 108 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Somerville, NJ:

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: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$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: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 to $249,999: 269
$250,000 to $299,999: 443
$300,000 to $399,999: 1048
$400,000 to $499,999: 308
$500,000 to $749,999: 161
$750,000 to $999,999: 25
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Somerville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Somerville:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 44
$250 to $299: 38
$300 to $349: 28
$350 to $399: 22
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 46
$600 to $649: 21
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 54
$750 to $799: 37
$800 to $899: 220
$900 to $999: 479
$1,000 to $1,249: 932
$1,250 to $1,499: 202
$1,500 to $1,999: 157
$2,000 or more: 31
No cash rent: 78

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,099 1990 to 1994: 582 1985 to 1989: 418 1980 to 1984: 286 1975 to 1979: 83 1970 to 1974: 53 1970 to 1974: 102 1965 to 1969: 184

Somerville, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.9%
Number of people working at home: 136 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 242
5 to 9 minutes: 883
10 to 14 minutes: 1037
15 to 19 minutes: 910
20 to 24 minutes: 715
25 to 29 minutes: 349
30 to 34 minutes: 678
35 to 39 minutes: 83
40 to 44 minutes: 245
45 to 59 minutes: 352
60 to 89 minutes: 278
90 or more minutes: 114

Somerville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,674 (78%)
Carpooled: 618 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 91 (2%)
Railroad: 88 (1%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 71 (1%)
Walked: 305 (5%)
Other means: 23 (0%)
Worked at home: 136 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 318
$10,000 to $14,999: 327
$15,000 to $19,999: 255
$20,000 to $24,999: 260
$25,000 to $29,999: 181
$30,000 to $34,999: 228
$35,000 to $39,999: 221
$40,000 to $44,999: 289
$45,000 to $49,999: 224
$50,000 to $59,999: 493
$60,000 to $74,999: 643
$75,000 to $99,999: 677
$100,000 to $124,999: 344
$125,000 to $149,999: 148
$150,000 to $199,999: 113
$200,000 or more: 74

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3874

Italian: 1626

Irish: 1209

German: 966

Polish: 632

English: 472

United States or American: 320

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 146

Russian: 139

French (except Basque): 139

Ukrainian: 126

Subsaharan African:: 121

Slovak: 103

Haitian: 96

Arab:: 93

African: 74

Dutch: 61

Norwegian: 60

Scottish: 51

Egyptian: 48

Greek: 48

Afghan: 46

Portuguese: 42

Ghanian: 38

Canadian: 36

European: 36

Hungarian: 34

Lithuanian: 34

Albanian: 29

Czech: 29

Welsh: 29

British: 28

Croatian: 28

Arab/Arabic: 24

French Canadian: 24

Guyanese: 21

Jamaican: 21

Scotch-Irish: 19

Other Arab: 17

Slavic: 17

Swedish: 17

Austrian: 14

Danish: 14

Pennsylvania German: 12

Latvian: 11

Czechoslovakian: 10

Belgian: 9

South African: 9

Swiss: 9

Turkish: 8

Bahamian: 8

West Indian: 8

Other West Indian: 7

Barbadian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Eastern European: 5

Syrian: 4

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

Costa Rica (22%)
Philippines (9%)
Mexico (8%)
India (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Ecuador (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 6519
Northeast: 2004
Midwest: 266
South: 527
West: 124

55% of Somerville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 64
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 80
7th and 8th grade: 112
9th grade: 111
10th grade: 161
11th grade: 162
12th grade, no diploma: 133
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,109
Less than 1 year of college: 240
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 439
Associate degree: 195
Bachelor's degree: 888
Master's degree: 302
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 117

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 112
7th and 8th grade: 143
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 211
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,392
Less than 1 year of college: 240
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 473
Associate degree: 242
Bachelor's degree: 915
Master's degree: 286
Professional school degree: 101
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 21.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $65,723
Black householders: $47,107
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,826
Asian householders: $85,381
Some other race householders: $63,471
Two or more races householders: $96,237
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,132

Somerville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Somerville household income for Black householders

Somerville household income for Asian householders

Somerville household income for Some other race householders

Somerville household income for Two or more races householders

Somerville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Somerville marital status for males

Somerville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $335,096
Black or African American householders: $292,655
Asian householders: $332,985
Some other race householders: $294,133
Two or more races householders: $354,522
Hispanic or Latino householders: $292,233

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,359
One, attached: 148
Two: 648
3 or 4: 499
5 to 9: 282
10 to 19: 278
20 to 49: 322
50 or more: 362

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Somerville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124

Here:	10.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73

Here:	13.0%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 78

Here:	20.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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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