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Somerset County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Somerset County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Somerset County's economy reflects a working-class, goods-producing base with relatively low educational attainment—only 17.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, against a labor force participation rate of 55.9% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. The county's 73,255 residents earn a median household income of $61,446, with housing costs well below national norms at a median home value of $130,600 and median gross rent of $749 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 2.3% over five years, carries a median age of 46.9, and has a homeownership rate of 80.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

72,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$61,446

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.3% since 2018

Somerset County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone68,331 (93.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,909 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,038 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races688 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone415 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone404 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,419
  2. 2.Spanish546
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)163
  4. 4.Other Indo-European151
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic75

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,440

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,308

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,861
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,268
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,997
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,652
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,538

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,556
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,359
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,995
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,135
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,308

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.32×)1,201
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.39×)4,494
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)4,168
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)2,168
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)1,747

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$130,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$749/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,784 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,694 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,487 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,699 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,436 (6.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,401 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,292 (80.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,663 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled2,436 (7.7%)
  • Walked759 (2.4%)
  • Other267 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.