Somerville, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	77,478	100.0

Male	37,730	48.7
Female	39,748	51.3

Under 5 years	3,500	4.5
5 to 9 years	3,085	4.0
10 to 14 years	3,086	4.0
15 to 19 years	4,156	5.4
20 to 24 years	9,992	12.9
25 to 34 years	21,362	27.6
35 to 44 years	11,623	15.0
45 to 54 years	7,802	10.1
55 to 59 years	2,582	3.3
60 to 64 years	2,191	2.8
65 to 74 years	4,059	5.2
75 to 84 years	2,934	3.8
85 years and over	1,106	1.4

Median age (years)	31.1	(X)

18 years and over	65,983	85.2
Male	31,836	41.1
Female	34,147	44.1
21 years and over	62,285	80.4
62 years and over	9,379	12.1
65 years and over	8,099	10.5
Male	3,004	3.9
Female	5,095	6.6

RACE
One race	73,721	95.2
White	59,635	77.0
Black or African American	5,035	6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	171	0.2
Asian	4,990	6.4
Asian Indian	1,363	1.8
Chinese	1,862	2.4
Filipino	161	0.2
Japanese	289	0.4
Korean	462	0.6
Vietnamese	329	0.4
Other Asian ¹	524	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	50	0.1
Native Hawaiian	6	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	15	0.0
Samoan	14	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	15	0.0
Some other race	3,840	5.0
Two or more races	3,757	4.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	62,447	80.6
Black or African American	6,122	7.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	443	0.6
Asian	5,558	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	139	0.2
Some other race	6,652	8.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	77,478	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6,786	8.8
Mexican	464	0.6
Puerto Rican	776	1.0
Cuban	173	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,373	6.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,692	91.2
White alone	56,320	72.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	77,478	100.0
In households	74,963	96.8
Householder	31,555	40.7
Spouse	10,155	13.1
Child	15,352	19.8
Own child under 18 years	10,151	13.1
Other relatives	4,760	6.1
Under 18 years	1,059	1.4
Nonrelatives	13,141	17.0
Unmarried partner	2,088	2.7
In group quarters	2,515	3.2
Institutionalized population	316	0.4
Noninstitutionalized population	2,199	2.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,555	100.0
Family households (families)	14,668	46.5
With own children under 18 years	5,944	18.8
Married-couple family	10,155	32.2
With own children under 18 years	4,148	13.1
Female householder, no husband present	3,251	10.3
With own children under 18 years	1,458	4.6
Nonfamily households	16,887	53.5
Householder living alone	9,797	31.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,774	8.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,603	20.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,099	19.3

Average household size	2.38	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,477	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,555	97.2
Vacant housing units	922	2.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	88	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,555	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,656	30.6
Renter-occupied housing units	21,899	69.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.28	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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