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Somerset township, Washington County, PA

2,556 Population
32.1 square miles 79.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,280 ±$4,137 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington County: $45,022 ±$939
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,500 ±$28,743 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington County: $78,958 ±$2,272
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.4% ±2.3% (113  ±59) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 9.6% 19,665 (±0.7% / ±1,495)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.2 minutes ±3.7 (27,675  ±5,318) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 26.8 2,263,180 (±0.6 / ±65,871)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,154 ±92 Number of households
  • Washington County: 88,505 ±781
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (2,556  ±17) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 204,401 (±0 / ±76)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±3.3% (16  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 4.5% † 1,957 (±0.7% / ±282)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,236 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 97,923 ±105
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$230,800 ±$43,588 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Washington County: $228,500 ±$4,629
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.4% ±1.3% (36  ±33.9) Moved since previous year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Washington County: 9.5% 19,719 (±0.8% / ±1,652.1)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94% ±9.3% (1,880  ±207.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 94.6% 144,345 (±1.7% / ±2,534.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.5% ±4.9% (510  ±100.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 32.9% 50,236 (±1% / ±1,594.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about two-thirds 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

0.9% ±0.9% (22  ±24) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington County: 2.4% 5,117
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±3.3% (166  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.8% 11,549 (±0.4% / ±646)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
166 Total veterans ±70 160 Male ±69 6 Female ±9

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