Somerset borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,030 ( 247 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population density: 2210.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,738	95.16%	4.7%
Black:	9	0.15%	82.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	137	2.27%	104.5%
Hispanic:	145	2.40%	104.2%

Total non-White:	292	4.84%	14.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-283	-5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,277
6,021	95.92%
50	0.80%
11	0.18%
57	0.91%
67	1.07%
71	1.13%
256	4.08%

2000
6,694
6,364	95.07%
91	1.36%
6	0.09%
69	1.03%
36	0.54%
100	1.49%
330	4.93%

1990
6,454
6,286	97.40%
44	0.68%
5	0.08%
39	0.60%
n/a
80	1.24%
168	2.60%

1980
6,474
6,333	97.82%
15	0.23%
0	0.00%
85	1.31%
n/a
33	0.51%
141	2.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-343	-5.1
-74	-1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

78	1.2
162	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-47	-0.7
27	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Somerset borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.8
1,084	18.0%
4,946	82.0%
1,421	23.6%

2,751
2.11

1,362	49.5%
955	70.1%
178	13.1%
1,389	50.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
1,285	20.5%
4,992	79.5%
1,201	19.1%

2,963
2.06

1,570	53.0%
1,094	69.7%
242	15.4%
1,393	47.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
1,449	21.6%
5,245	78.4%
1,427	21.3%

3,025
2.10

1,714	56.7%
1,333	77.8%
210	12.3%
1,311	43.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
1,567	24.3%
4,887	75.7%
1,198	18.6%

2,887
2.20

1,767	61.2%
1,277	72.3%
281	15.9%
1,120	38.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,494	23.1%
4,980	76.9%
1,048	16.2%

2,757
2.32

1,709	62.0%
1,371	80.2%
139	8.1%
1,048	38.0%

2022 Housing Data for Somerset borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	183	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	144	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	270	9.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	170	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	225	8.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	167	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	190	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	86	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	155	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	192	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	282	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	307	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	159	5.8%
$200,000 or more	130	4.7%

Median Household Income	44,519
Per Capita Income	37,400

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	182	6.6%
Public Assistance	78	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	764	27.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,693	74.4%
Unemployed	74	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,767	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	852	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,195	829	59.0%
Non-Profit	120	171	41.2%
Self-Employed	90	87	50.8%

Local Government	60	206	22.6%
State Government	45	59	43.3%
Federal Government	41	13	75.9%

Total Private + Self	1,285	916	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	266	449	37.2%
Total	1,551	1,365	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	349	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	485	16.6%
Professional, Technical	922	31.5%
Service Occupations	631	21.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	23	0.8%
All others	537	18.4%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	485	16.6%
Retail trade	484	16.6%
Accommodation and food services	290	9.9%
Manufacturing	281	9.6%
Other services	215	7.4%
Educational services	202	6.9%
Finance and insurance	200	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	193	6.6%
Public administration	121	4.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	111	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	97	3.3%
Construction	59	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	50	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	1.3%
Wholesale trade	31	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	31	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	0.8%
Information	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	60	1.00%
Puerto Rican	19	0.32%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	55	0.91%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	55	0.91%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,463	96.8%
Spanish	115	2.0%
Korean	50	0.9%
Other	9	0.2%
Other Asian	9	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,256	37.4%
Irish	788	13.1%
Italian	495	8.2%
English	494	8.2%
American	426	7.1%
Polish	358	5.9%
Welsh	198	3.3%
French	119	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	106	1.8%
Scottish	95	1.6%
Pennsylvania German	94	1.6%
Czech	62	1.0%
Dutch	48	0.8%
Slovak	45	0.7%
Ukrainian	40	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,019	99.8%
Not a citizen	11	0.2%

Native	5,956	98.8%
Foreign-born	74	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
214	4.7%	319	7.1%	1,751	38.8%	920	20.4%	700	15.5%	612	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	214	4.7%
9-12 Years	319	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,751	38.8%
Some College	920	20.4%
Bach. Degree	700	15.5%
Grad Degree	612	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +300	R +126	D + 3.0%
D +174
2020 vs. 2012	R +404	R +336	R + 5.1%
D +68
2020 vs. 2008	R +463	R +612	R + 17.2%
D -149

2016 vs. 2008	R +163	R +486	R + 20.2%
D -323
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,213	70.5%	Joe Biden (D)	879	28.0%	47	1.5%	3,139	22	24	0.05%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	1,913	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	705	25.8%	113	4.1%	2,731	22	24	0.04%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,809	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	811	30.4%	45	1.7%	2,665	21	21	0.05%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	1,750	61.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,028	36.3%	57	2.0%	2,835	18	16	0.05%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,026	68.1%	John Kerry (D)	932	31.3%	15	0.5%	2,973	20	17	0.05%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	1,786	64.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	928	33.4%	67	2.4%	2,781	18	16	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

879

28.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,213

70.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,139

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

705

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,913

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,731

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

811

30.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,809

67.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,665

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,028

36.3%

John McCain (R)

1,750

61.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,835

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,026

68.1%

John Kerry (D)

932

31.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,973

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Somerset borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,786

64.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

928

33.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,781

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,573	66.5%	John Fetterman (D)	721	30.5%	72 [+]	3.0%	2,366	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 42 (1.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 13 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 12 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2022	G	48%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,426	60.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	884	37.4%	51 [+]	2.2%	2,361	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 26 (1.1%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 14 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 10 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	43%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,302	60.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	818	37.9%	37 [+]	1.7%	2,157	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 23 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 14 (0.6%);
2018	G	43%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,295	60.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	825	38.2%	38 [+]	1.8%	2,158	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 25 (1.2%); Paul Glover (Green) 13 (0.6%);
2016	S3	55%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,856	67.5%	Katie McGinty (D)	751	27.3%	141 [+]	5.1%	2,748	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 141 (5.1%);
2014	G	34%	Tom Corbett* (R)	960	56.0%	Tom Wolf (D)	754	44.0%	0	0.0%	1,714	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,231
Median Value	$135,000

Occupied	2,751	85.1%
Vacant	480	14.9%

Owned	1,525	55.4%
Rented	1,226	44.6%
Median Rent	$675

Single-Family Units	1,825	56.5%
Detached	1,695	52.5%
Attached	130	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	639	19.8%
Mobile Homes	241	7.5%

Somerset borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Somerset borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Somerset borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Somerset borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Somerset borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Somerset borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Somerset borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset borough, PA