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Somerset township, Washington County, PA

2,583 Population
32.1 square miles 80.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,202 ±$3,897 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington County: $44,392 ±$1,062
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$80,508 ±$16,706 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $77,487 ±$1,747
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

5% ±3.1% (130  ±79) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,123 (±0.6% / ±1,284)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

24.5 minutes ±1.8 (24,760  ±3,942) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 26.7 2,301,830 (±0.6 / ±63,903)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

1,141 ±88 Number of households
  • Washington County: 87,665 ±660
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.3 ±0.2 (2,583  ±20) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 204,089 (±0 / ±73)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

3.7% ±3.8% (17  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 4.1% † 1,777 (±0.7% / ±302)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

1,235 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 97,476 ±119
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$230,100 ±$29,798 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $220,600 ±$5,024
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

2.1% ±1.8% (53  ±45) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,566 (±0.7% / ±1,521.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

93.9% ±9.2% (1,856  ±206.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 94% 142,972 (±1.6% / ±2,399.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
25.2% ±4.9% (498  ±100.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 32.8% 49,842 (±1% / ±1,545.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

1.4% ±1.5% (35  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 2.2% 4,581
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

7.1% ±2.7% (149  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.7% 11,285 (±0.4% / ±660)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
149 Total veterans ±57 141 Male ±55 8 Female ±11

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