Median Household Income
$58,179
Median Home Value
$166,900
Median Gross Rent
$910/mo
Poverty Rate
14.2%
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Homeownership Rate
77.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21.1%
Median Age
47.0
Population Over Time
Somerset County shrank 1.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
51,762
2016
51,363
2018
50,710
2020
50,573
2022
50,656
2024
50,959
Business & Industry
Somerset County has 1,211 business establishments employing 12,763 people.
Construction
186
Health care and social assistance
118
Accommodation and food services
110
Other services (except public administration)
108
Professional, scientific, and technical services
63
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
57
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
49
Real estate and rental and leasing
44
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.