City Data for Somerset, NJ

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Housing Data (February 2026)

Median Price per SqFt
Median Listing Price
Median Days on Market
Active Listings
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Avg Listing Price Change YoY

City Data

City
Somerset
State ID
NJ
Population
24,509

Age Breakdown

Median Age
39
Under 10 years old
9.9%
Age 10-19
10.7%
Age 20s
13.9%
Age 30s
16.3%
Age 40s
13.7%
Age 50s
14.0%
Age 60s
11.1%
Age 70s
5.9%
Age Over 80
4.5%

Gender Breakdown

Male
48.5%
Female
51.5%

Marital Status

Married
50.2%
Divorced
9.2%
Never Married
34.7%
Widowed
6.0%

Household

Family Size
3.37
Family Dual Income
63.1
Median Household Income
$96,197
Median Individual Income
$43,695
Home Ownership
75.6%
Home Value
$315,555
Median Rent
$1,629
Rent Burden
24.7%
Poverty
6.7%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
3.7%
Highschool Education
20.8%
Some College
21.8%
Bachelors Degree
32.1%
Graduate Degree
21.5%
Total College or Above
53.6%
Stem Degree
51.2%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
70.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Disabled
6.9%

Ethnicity

White
44.9%
Black
30.8%
Asian
18.6%
Native American
0.1%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
1.6%
Multiple
4.1%

Other

Hispanic
15.1%
Limited English
2.7%
Health Uninsured
4.1%
Veteran
3.1%