Demographics of Somerset CDP, New Jersey

Somerset CDP, New Jersey had 22,720 ±1,383 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Somerset CDP, in four figures

22,720 ±1,383
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 46th
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 41.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,028 ±$9,222
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±1.5: for men 40.4 ±2.6 and for women 42.2 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Somerset CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	1,035 ±353	4.6% ±1.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,193 ±490	14.1% ±2.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,782 ±385	7.8% ±1.6	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,557 ±769	28.9% ±2.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,248 ±697	27.5% ±2.6	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,905 ±440	17.2% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,028 ±$9,222, and income per person $60,499 ±$4,623, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Somerset CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	822 ±345	8.7% ±3.6	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	633 ±200	6.7% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	960 ±252	10.1% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,491 ±346	15.7% ±3.5	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,091 ±389	22.0% ±3.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,531 ±328	16.1% ±3.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,964 ±370	20.7% ±3.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Somerset CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,002 ±360	4.5% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 477	0% to 11.4%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	444 ±153	3.4% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	129 to 547	2.5% to 10.4%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Somerset CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Somerset CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	9,750 ±661	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.4% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.8% to 4.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.9% ±2.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.1% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$438,800 ±$13,518	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,121 ±$164	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Somerset CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,644 ±799	11.6% ±3.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,432 ±848	32.7% ±3.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,384 ±1,041	28.1% ±4.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,249 ±704	23.1% ±2.8	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	42 to 178	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	885 ±313	3.9% ±1.4	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Somerset CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	10,583 ±1,125	46.6% ±4.1	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,011 ±661	22.1% ±2.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	249 to 799	1.1% to 3.5%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,602 ±714	29.1% ±2.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,293 ±585	18.9% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,309 ±512	10.2% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Somerset CDP among the places of New Jersey

46th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Somerset CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cliffside Park borough	25,781 ±30
Carteret borough	25,496 ±46
South Plainfield borough	24,473 ±44
Glassboro borough	23,717 ±29
North Plainfield borough	22,809 ±31
Somerset CDP	22,720 ±1,383
Summit city	22,705 ±45
Roselle borough	22,646 ±58
Hillsborough CDP	22,585 ±1,068
Secaucus town	21,778 ±32
Lindenwold borough	21,719 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 23 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 47 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 51 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 61 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 70 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 78 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026