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Somerset, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Somerset, New Jersey	United States
Total population	23,040	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	somerset

Somerset, New Jersey Population

	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
Male	11,183	48.54%	49.06%
Female	11,857	51.46%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.6		35.3

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	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	17,500	75.95%	74.31%
21 years and over	16,758	72.73%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,187	13.83%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,627	11.4%	12.43%

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	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
White	10,124	43.94%	75.14%
Black or African American	8,881	38.55%	12.32%
Asian	1,896	8.23%	3.64%
Some other race	1,461	6.34%	5.46%
Two or more races	678	2.94%	2.43%

Somerset, New Jersey Housing

	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
Total households	8,238		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,797	70.37%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,441	29.63%	31.94%

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	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	8,473		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	186	2.2%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,238	97.23%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,578	65.83%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,660	31.39%	30.77%

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	Somerset, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	41	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	110	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,700	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,271	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,140	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	49	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	5	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	167,500	119,600

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	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,111	13.49%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,120	25.73%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,342	16.29%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,347	16.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,122	13.62%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,236	15.0%	9.65%

Somerset, New Jersey Education

	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,332		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	596	9.41%	6.47%
Kindergarten	239	3.77%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,622	41.41%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,316	20.78%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,559	24.62%	22.81%

Somerset, New Jersey Economy

	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	18,049		217,168,077
In labor force	12,167	67.41%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,143	67.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,713	64.9%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	430	2.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	24	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,882	32.59%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,321	51.64%	51.66%
In labor force	5,830	32.3%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,830	32.3%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,666	31.39%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,743	9.66%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,107		12,787,501

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	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,287		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	441	5.32%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	263	3.17%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	510	6.15%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	781	9.42%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,049	12.66%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,819	21.95%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,447	17.46%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,421	17.15%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	290	3.5%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	266	3.21%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	65,831		41,994

	Somerset, New Jersey	%, Somerset, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	7,134	39.53%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	73,817		56,604
With Social Security income	1,834	10.16%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,339		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	264	1.46%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,475		6,320
With public assistance income	169	0.94%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,372		3,032
With retirement income	1,408	7.8%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,163		17,376

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