Overview
1,249
Total Population
40.6
Median age
55.56%
Female population %
8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
68.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
367
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Somerville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Somerville is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Somerville's population under 18 was 22.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Somerville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Somerville, 18.90% were under the age of 15, 19.14% aged 15 to 29, 40.27% aged 30 to 64, 20.02% aged 65 to 84, and 1.68% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 139 more females than males in Somerville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.56% females and 44.44% males in Somerville, TX.
- The Somerville, TX gender ratio is 8:100 i.e. 8 men to 100 women (0.800).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 78.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 110.
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Race / Ethnicity
Somerville's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Somerville population: 64.13% are White, 28.82% are Black or African American, 2.08% are some other race and 4.96% are multiracial.
- Somerville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 367 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 882 (70.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Somerville is White with a population of 801 (64.13% of the total population).
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Year by year
Somerville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,726 in the year 2003
- From 2000 to 2010, Somerville's population decreased by 336 (19.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Somerville's population decreased by 67 (4.86%), 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 2020 at 1,312.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)