Somerville, NJ Population

Overview

12,453

Total Population

36.7

Median age

47.68%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

43.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,852

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Somerville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Somerville is 36.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Somerville's population under 18 was 19.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Somerville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Somerville, 15.82% were under the age of 15, 19.30% aged 15 to 29, 50.49% aged 30 to 64, 13.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 577 less females than males in Somerville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.68% females and 52.32% males in Somerville, NJ.
The Somerville, NJ gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 697.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 672.

Somerville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Somerville population: 66.32% are White, 12.03% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.50% are Asian, 7.29% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Somerville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 2,852 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,601 (77.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Somerville is White with a population of 8,259 (66.32% of the total population).

Somerville's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 12,712 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Somerville's population decreased by 165 (1.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Somerville's population increased by 239 (1.97%), 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, Somerville's population was lowest in year 2016 at 12,004.