Somerset, New York Population

Overview

2,824

Total Population

43.7

Median age

50.42%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

69

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Somerset town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Somerset town is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Somerset town's population under 18 was 25.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Somerset town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Somerset town, 21.00% were under the age of 15, 13.28% aged 15 to 29, 48.41% aged 30 to 64, 17.07% aged 65 to 84, and 0.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 24 more females than males in Somerset town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.42% females and 49.58% males in Somerset, New York.
The Somerset, New York gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 152.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 139.

Somerset town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Somerset town population: 87.22% are White, 6.44% are Black or African American, 2.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.24% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 2.73% are multiracial.
Somerset town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 69 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,755 (97.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Somerset town is White with a population of 2,463 (87.22% of the total population).

Somerset town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,856 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Somerset town's population decreased by 201 (7.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Somerset town's population decreased by 60 (2.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Somerset town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,549.