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Somerset, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $147,795 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
Somerset:

$147,795
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,228 - $192,027

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $183,493
Here:

$183,493
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,298
Here:

$219,298
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $125,571
Here:

$125,571
State:

$249,182

Mobile homes: $46,465
Here:

$46,465
State:

$92,414

Total population: 6,092 (All urban)

Houses: 3,233 (2,752 occupied: 1,551 owner occupied, 1,247 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

45%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,179 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $124,906.

Median contract rent in 2022: $527 (lower quartile is $393, upper quartile is $602)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $601


Median gross rent in Somerset, PA in 2022: $662

Housing units in Somerset with a mortgage: 851 (135 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 136 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,776

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $51,162

Median monthly housing costs: $766

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Somerset, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,940
  • Male householders: 1,177 (444 living alone), Female householders: 1,532 (582 living alone)
  • 876 spouses (862 opposite-sex spouses), 372 unmarried partners, (372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,335 children (1,260 natural, 0 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 0 foster children, 64 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 214

Size of family households: 620 2-persons, 340 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 49 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,134 1-person, 390 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 11 5-persons.

661 married couples with children.
325 single-parent households (20 men, 305 women).

96.5% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 47 (0.8%)
(114.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 311 bedroom
  • 2872 bedrooms
  • 8863 bedrooms
  • 3214 bedrooms
  • 275+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • 7no bedroom
  • 2691 bedroom
  • 6742 bedrooms
  • 2073 bedrooms
  • 804 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 68no vehicle
  • 4361 vehicle
  • 7982 vehicles
  • 1653 vehicles
  • 854 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset in renter-occupied apartments
  • 271no vehicle
  • 6101 vehicle
  • 3412 vehicles
  • 263 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 1854 rooms
  • 1585 rooms
  • 3516 rooms
  • 2427 rooms
  • 3838 rooms
  • 2339+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 372 rooms
  • 2423 rooms
  • 3504 rooms
  • 2895 rooms
  • 1826 rooms
  • 867 rooms
  • 238 rooms
  • 389+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Somerset, PA
  • Somerset, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Somerset, PA in 2022
  • 248Less than $10,000
  • 450$10,000 to $19,999
  • 507$20,000 to $29,999
  • 232$30,000 to $39,999
  • 318$40,000 to $49,999
  • 102$50,000 to $59,999
  • 217$60,000 to $74,999
  • 217$75,000 to $99,999
  • 251$100,000 to $124,999
  • 53$125,000 to $149,999
  • 146$150,000 to $199,999
  • 140$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Somerset, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Somerset, PA in 2022
  • 34Less than $10,000
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$15,000 to $19,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 47$40,000 to $49,999
  • 62$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$60,000 to $69,999
  • 100$70,000 to $79,999
  • 94$80,000 to $89,999
  • 43$90,000 to $99,999
  • 145$100,000 to $124,999
  • 180$125,000 to $149,999
  • 250$150,000 to $174,999
  • 79$175,000 to $199,999
  • 122$200,000 to $249,999
  • 113$250,000 to $299,999
  • 66$300,000 to $399,999
  • 50$750,000 to $999,999
  • 15$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Somerset, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Somerset, PA in 2022
  • 4$100 to $149
  • 77$150 to $199
  • 3$200 to $249
  • 12$250 to $299
  • 107$300 to $349
  • 39$350 to $399
  • 200$400 to $449
  • 83$450 to $499
  • 180$500 to $549
  • 231$550 to $599
  • 72$600 to $649
  • 69$650 to $699
  • 26$700 to $749
  • 104$750 to $799
  • 40$800 to $899
  • 48$900 to $999
  • 34$1,250 to $1,499
  • 68No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.2%
Number of people working at home: 323 (11.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 280
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 404
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 344
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 370
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 284
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 46
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 115
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 66
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 8
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 233
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 78
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Somerset

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,616 (82.7%)
  • Carpooled: 397 (7.1%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 127 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 323 (5.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • 85.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 32.7%Males
  • 25.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Somerset, Pennsylvania
  • 132010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 121990 to 1999
  • 291980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 25Before 1970
Ancestries in Somerset, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 831 (35.1%)
  • American: 319 (13.5%)
  • English: 262 (11.1%)
  • Polish: 176 (7.4%)
  • Irish: 118 (5.0%)
  • Italian: 100 (4.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 64 (2.7%)
  • Welsh: 64 (2.7%)
  • Slovak: 33 (1.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 33 (1.4%)
  • Syrian: 31 (1.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 27 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 21 (0.9%)
  • European: 19 (0.8%)
  • Belgian: 16 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 11 (0.5%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.2%)
  • British: 4 (0.2%)

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

Colombia
Somerset:

36.8% (28)
Pennsylvania:

1.5% (13,823)

England
Somerset:

34.2% (26)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (9,205)

Mexico
Somerset:

14.5% (11)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Germany
Somerset:

6.6% (5)
Pennsylvania:

1.9% (18,065)

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

  • This state: 5,313
  • Other state: 583
  • Northeast: 142
  • Midwest: 127
  • South: 218
  • West: 82

87.0% of Somerset residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69.6% lived in Pennsylvania.


Somerset:

87.0%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 16
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 64
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 31
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 20
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 865
  • Less than 1 year of college: 95
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 148
  • Associate degree: 133
  • Bachelor's degree: 312
  • Master's degree: 142
  • Professional school degree: 69
  • Doctorate degree: 54
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 67
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 24
  • 5th and 6th grade: 27
  • 7th and 8th grade: 36
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 146
  • 11th grade: 11
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 937
  • Less than 1 year of college: 129
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 236
  • Associate degree: 120
  • Bachelor's degree: 396
  • Master's degree: 255
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 110
Educational Attainment for Females
Somerset marital status for males
Somerset marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,696
  • One, attached: 130
  • Two: 328
  • 3 or 4: 198
  • 5 to 9: 313
  • 10 to 19: 214
  • 20 to 49: 45
  • 50 or more: 67
  • Mobile homes: 241
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Somerset
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Somerset, PA
  • 70.2%Utility gas
  • 16.3%Electricity
  • 8.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Somerset, PA
  • 61.7%Utility gas
  • 34.7%Electricity
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Here:

19.0%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84
Here:

26.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:

31.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability