The data presented below is derived from various sources, including the
U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey (ACS),the New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs 2013 Revised Average and Median New
Sales Prices for Homes with New Home Warranties; the Somerset County
Park Commission; and the Somerset County Planning Board.
1. What is
the County's population?
330,585 (2013 ACS 1Year Estimates)
2. What is the total number of dwelling units, and households in the
Dwelling units 124,062 (2013 ACS 1 Year Estimates)
3. What was the racial composition of
the County including Hispanic and non-Hispanic in 2013?
Black 28,834 (8.7%)
American Indian 561
Asian 52,662 (15.9%)
Pacific Islander 0 (0.0%)
Other races 14,043 (4.2%)
Hispanic population, which
includes persons of any race 46,094 (13.9%) and Non-Hispanic 284,491
(86.1%) ( 2013 ACS 1 Year Estimates)
4. What are the Countys
median household income, per capita income and poverty rates?
Median household income - $97,219 +-4,417 (2013 ACS 1 Year Estimate)
Per capita income - $48,041 +-1,858
Poverty rate 2,824
5. What ancestries do County residents
Total number of different ancestries reported 227,668
+- 42,347 (2013 1 Year Estimate ACS)
6. What is the County
population under 19 and over 65 years of age?
19 years old and
under 85,668+- 5,454 persons (2013 ACS I Year Estimates)
45,165 persons+-2,818 (2013 ACS 1 Year Estimates)
7. What is
the total number of employees working in the private sector covered by
unemployment insurance? What is the total number of local, county, state
and federal government workers?
Private sector employees
Government employees (NJDOLWFD Data Tools Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages 2013 Annual Summary Report)
Local government 14,248
State government 611
8. What is the land area and population
density of the County?
Land area - 305.5 square miles
Population density 1,082.1 persons per square mile (2013 ACS 1Year
9. How much does new housing cost in Somerset County?
Average new sales price - $636,262 average (2013)
sales price - $585,000 Average (2013)
(NJ Department of Community
Affairs Construction Reporter,
Average and Median Sales Prices of New
Homes issued New Home Warranties
10. What is the Countys level
of educational attainment? How many residents have high school, bachelor
and advanced college degrees?
Residents held various
educational degrees in (ACS 2013 1 Year Estimate)
High school -
Bachelor degree - (52.7%) +-1.9%
college degrees - (22.9% +- 1.4%)
11. Where can I find
statistics describing schools in the County?
12. How many acres of
parkland and preserved farms are in Somerset County?
County Park system approximately 14,200 acres (December 2014)
Preserved farmland 8,239 acres (2014)
13. How many
low-and-moderate income qualified housing units are there countywide?
Approximately 6,532 total completed and proposed low and moderate
income housing units (2013) Somerset County Low and Moderate Income and
Inclusionary Housing Developments in Somerset County Map April 2013
Additional information on affordable housing can be found at:
14. How long is the average work trip?
31.4 minutes +/-1.1 (ACS 2013 ! Year Estimates)
percentage of county residents drive alone to work
Approximately 79.0 % +-1.9% (2013 ACS 1 Year Estimates)
additional county and municipal census and demographic data,
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