Living in Somerville School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 32,802 households are located in Somerville School District area. Among them, 5,759 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.89 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,381 and 18,761 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16% (12,375) of residents are non-citizens and 30% (23,444) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Somerville School District, Massachusetts
Household	32,802
Population	77,852
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,759 (18%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,381
Total Students	18,761
Pre-Kindergarten	1,046
Kindergarten	411
Grade 1-8	3,807
Grade 9-12	2,126
College/Graduate School	11,371
Veterans	71,320
Non-citizen	12,375
Non-English Home Language	23,444
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

72,357 residents are over the age of 16 and 57,360 people are in labor force. Among them, 57,279 people are in civilian labor force and 81 are in armed labor force. 55,369 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Somerville School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,006	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,219	36.76%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,953	5.37%
Public transportation	18,503	33.64%
Walked	6,215	11.30%
Other method	4,650	8.45%
Worked from home	2,466	4.48%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,369	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	35,776	64.61%
Service	7,273	13.14%
Sales and office	7,563	13.66%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,833	3.31%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,924	5.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,369	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	62	0.11%
Construction	1,606	2.90%
Manufacturing	3,537	6.39%
Wholesale trade	941	1.70%
Retail trade	3,682	6.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,431	2.58%
Information	2,243	4.05%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,064	5.53%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,943	23.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,339	31.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,588	8.29%
Other services, except public administration	2,498	4.51%
Public administration	1,435	2.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	55,369	-
Private wage and salary workers	48,278	87.19%
Government workers	4,580	8.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,478	4.48%
Unpaid family workers	33	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $117,141 for the 32,802 households in Somerville School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $50,397. 78,220 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.89%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	32,802	-
Less than $10,000	1,338	4.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,351	4.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,845	5.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,458	4.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,099	6.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,160	12.68%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,562	13.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,956	21.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,295	13.09%
More than $200,000	4,738	14.44%
Median Household Income	$97,328	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$117,141	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,920	-
Less than $10,000	483	3.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	328	2.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	799	5.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	590	4.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	786	5.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,649	11.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,810	13.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,094	22.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,919	13.79%
More than $200,000	2,462	17.69%

Median Family Income	$106,157	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$129,525	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$50,397	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$67,399	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$67,399	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	80,727	-
With health insurance coverage	78,220	96.89%
Public coverage	20,697	25.64%
Private health insurance	62,482	77.40%
Without health insurance coverage	2,507	3.11%

Housing

There are 34,633 housing units in Somerville School District area, Massachusetts with 32,802 units (94.71%) occupied. 11,036 houses (33.64%) are occupied by owner and 21,766 houses (66.36%) are rented. The average housing value is $664,700 and the average rental cost is $1,874. 649 houses (1.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 23,570 houses (68.06%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,633	-
Occupied	32,802	94.71%
Owner Occupied	11,036	33.64%
Renter Occupied	21,766	66.36%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,574	10.32%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,403	4.05%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	29,637	85.57%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	19	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,633	-
Built 2014 or later	649	1.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	516	1.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	726	2.10%
Built 1990 - 1999	887	2.56%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,620	4.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,458	7.10%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,376	6.86%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,831	5.29%
Built 1949 or earlier	23,570	68.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,633	-
1 room	1,320	3.81%
2 rooms	1,660	4.79%
3 rooms	5,005	14.45%
4 rooms	7,692	22.21%
5 rooms	8,306	23.98%
6 rooms	4,998	14.43%
7 rooms	2,293	6.62%
8 rooms	1,449	4.18%
9 rooms or more	1,910	5.51%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,633	-
no bedroom	1,489	4.30%
1 bedroom	7,610	21.97%
2 bedrooms	13,305	38.42%
3 bedrooms	8,103	23.40%
4 bedrooms	2,753	7.95%
5 bedrooms or more	1,373	3.96%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,036	-
Less than $50,000	126	1.14%
$50,000 - $99,999	55	0.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	28	0.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	106	0.96%
$200,000 - $299,999	376	3.41%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,255	20.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	6,679	60.52%
$1,000,000 or more	1,411	12.79%
Median House Value	$664,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,281	-
Less than $500	1,902	8.94%
$500 - $999	1,639	7.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,567	12.06%
$1,500 - $1,999	6,055	28.45%
$2,000 - $2,499	4,574	21.49%
$2,500 - $2,999	2,522	11.85%
$3,000 or more	2,022	9.50%
Median Rental Costs	$1,874	-

Demographic

A total of 80,906 people lives in Somerville School District area, Massachusetts with 40,106 male and 40,800 female. The males to female ratio is 49.57 to 50.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	80,906	-
Male	40,106	49.57%
Female	40,800	50.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	80,906	-
Under 5 years	3,359	4.15%
5 - 9 years	2,685	3.32%
10 - 14 years	2,007	2.48%
15 - 19 years	3,854	4.76%
20 - 24 years	9,111	11.26%
25 - 34 years	26,894	33.24%
35 - 44 years	11,640	14.39%
45 - 54 years	7,109	8.79%
55 - 59 years	3,421	4.23%
60 - 64 years	3,530	4.36%
65 - 74 years	4,172	5.16%
75 - 84 years	2,004	2.48%
85 years and older	1,120	1.38%
Median Age	31.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	80,906	-
One Race	77,465	95.75%
White	61,296	75.76%
Black or African American	4,985	6.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native	159	0.20%
Asian	8,303	10.26%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.01%
Other	2,717	3.36%

Two or more races	3,441	4.25%
White and Black or African American	1,672	2.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	320	0.40%
White and Asian	894	1.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	84	0.10%

Living in Somerville School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic