Demographics of Somerton city, Arizona

Somerton city, Arizona had 14,934 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +703 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Somerton city, in four figures

14,934
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,574 ±19.; +4.9%
Change since July 2020: +703 people.; 31.3 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,015 ±$11,292
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Somerton city, Arizona's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Somerton city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Somerton city, Arizona's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Somerton city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,231	100.0	100.0
2021	14,418	101.3	100.2
2022	14,520	102.0	100.7
2023	14,675	103.1	101.6
2024	14,976	105.2	102.5
2025	14,934	104.9	103.1

Population of Somerton city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,231	—
2021	14,418	+187
2022	14,520	+102
2023	14,675	+155
2024	14,976	+301
2025	14,934	−42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.3 ±3.8: for men 30.2 ±3.7 and for women 32.4 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Somerton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	975 ±369	6.7% ±2.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,843 ±564	19.5% ±3.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,100 ±490	14.4% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,278 ±682	29.4% ±4.7	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,753 ±478	18.9% ±3.3	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,625 ±396	11.1% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,015 ±$11,292, and income per person $25,658 ±$5,105, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Somerton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	810 ±320	16.3% ±6.4	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	854 ±339	17.2% ±6.7	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	898 ±351	18.1% ±7.0	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,150 ±418	23.2% ±8.3	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	944 ±379	19.0% ±7.5	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	91 to 305	1.9% to 6.1%	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3 to 217	0.1% to 4.4%	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Somerton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	2,018 ±860	13.8% ±5.9	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	259 to 857	7.3% to 21.9%	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,052 ±460	12.5% ±5.3	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	408 ±195	17.2% ±7.3	10.7% ±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 Somerton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Somerton city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	5,168 ±347	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±1.0	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 6.2%	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.7% ±6.3	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.3% ±7.8	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,600 ±$17,532	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$896 ±$254	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±2	1992 ±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 Somerton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,957 ±280	95.8% ±1.9	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	220 to 722	1.5% to 5.0%	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22 to 66	0.2% to 0.5%	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 0.8%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 0.8%	4.4% ±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 Somerton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	7,187 ±921	49.3% ±6.3	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,878 ±623	12.9% ±4.3	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 678	< 0.1% to 4.7%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,169 ±787	35.5% ±5.4	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,954 ±556	20.3% ±3.8	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,215 ±582	15.2% ±4.0	6.7% ±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%.

Somerton city among the places of Arizona

54th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Somerton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Vail CDP	16,315 ±1,953
Douglas city	15,981 ±41
Tanque Verde CDP	15,866 ±1,130
Fort Mohave CDP	15,715 ±1,150
Valencia West CDP	14,728 ±1,432
Somerton city	14,574 ±19
Sierra Vista Southeast CDP	14,330 ±1,102
New Kingman-Butler CDP	13,993 ±1,135
Sun Lakes CDP	13,924 ±819
Chino Valley town	13,602 ±46
Gold Canyon CDP	13,107 ±1,035

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 2 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 35 Places in Arizona by homeownership 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