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Somerset County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Somerset County is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Somerset County is 10th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 76,957 37th 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,074.4 7th 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 72.4 47th 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 4.5% 59th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.7% 59th 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.5% 10th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.6% 59th 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.5% 52nd 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 96.3% 23rd 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.6% 38th 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 59th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 61st 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 58th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.7% 65th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.2% 49th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.3% 23rd 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 48.4% 59th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.8% 62nd 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 38,110 38th 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.9% 46th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 30,168 37th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.1% 10th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $94,200 52nd $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 29th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 50 46th 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $20,909 59th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $41,102 52nd $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.8% 33rd 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Somerset County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 1,743 36th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 20,104 38th 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 6,162 35th 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $764,746 38th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,838 46th $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $81,350 38th $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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