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Somerdale borough, Camden County, NJ

5,581 Population
1.4 square miles 4,009.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Camden County: 38.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,531 ±$7,602 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Camden County: $45,500 ±$634
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,625 ±$10,261 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Camden County: $88,755 ±$1,883
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.8% ±6% (765  ±336) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Camden County: 12.4% 64,689 (±0.6% / ±3,120)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.7 minutes ±1.7 (55,065  ±8,570) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Camden County: 27.4 5,890,185 (±0.3 / ±103,006)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,429 ±180 Number of households
  • Camden County: 202,540 ±891
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (5,580  ±42) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Camden County: 2.6 520,835 (±0 / ±264)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.2% ±4.8% (112  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Camden County: 5% † 6,275 (±0.5% / ±655)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,435 ±180 Number of housing units
  • Camden County: 213,774 ±143
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$224,600 ±$10,278 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Camden County: $287,100 ±$3,681
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.6% ±5.2% (531  ±285.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Camden County: 9.9% 51,404 (±0.6% / ±3,121.6)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.8% ±8% (3,927  ±393.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Camden County: 89.9% 328,520 (±1.2% / ±4,330.3)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.1% ±4.5% (1,115  ±199.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Camden County: 36.3% 132,789 (±0.8% / ±2,748.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±3.3% (576  ±183) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Camden County: 12.3% 64,901
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±2.1% (200  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Camden County: 4.7% 18,909 (±0.3% / ±1,104)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
200 Total veterans ±97 192 Male ±96 8 Female ±12

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