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Moving to Somerville, New Jersey

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Population: 12,423. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,478 (+0.4% change)
Males: 6,249 (50.3%), Females: 6,174 (49.7%)

Somerset County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $51,237
Median house value: $156,700

Population by Race

Races in Somerville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
  • Hispanic (17.0%)
  • Black (12.9%)
  • Other race (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Asian Indian (2.3%)
  • Filipino (2.1%)
  • Chinese (1.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (15.2%), Irish (13.4%), German (13.0%), Polish (6.8%), English (6.3%), United States (2.6%).

Elevation: 54 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Somerville

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerville borough

  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 47.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

22.6% Foreign born (11.7% Latin America, 6.5% Asia, 3.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +779 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Somerville:

  • SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER (110 REHILL AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Somerville:

  • CARRIER CLINIC FOUNDATION (about 8 miles; BELLE MEAD, NJ)
  • MATHENY SCHOOL & HOSPITAL,THE (about 11 miles; PEAPACK, NJ)
  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 11 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Somerville:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 25 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 32 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 40 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Somerville:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • SOMERSET (about 6 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 9 miles; READINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N51)

Amtrak stations near Somerville:

  • 13 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Somerville:

  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,283; Location: LAMINGTON RD; Public; Website: www.raritanval.edu)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Somerville:

  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 12 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 13 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 20 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)

Schools

Public high school in Somerville:

  • SOMERVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,007; Location: 222 DAVENPORT ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Somerville:

  • IMMACULATA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 862; Location: 240 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Somerville:

  • HILLSBOROUGH MIDDLE (Students: 1,238; Location: 260 TRIANGLE ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • AUTEN ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 1,148; Location: 281 AUTEN ROAD; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • VAN DERVEER (Students: 855; Location: UNION AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CENTRAL (Students: 599; Location: 220 BAIRD ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SUNNYMEAD (Students: 488; Location: 55 SUNNYMEAD RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • TRIANGLE (Students: 456; Location: 156 SO. TRIANGLE RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • SOMERVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 345; Location: 51 WEST CLIFF STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STONY BROOK (Students: 340; Location: 136 CEDAR GROVE RD; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Somerville:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 560; Location: 41 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Somerville:

  • SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $576,419; Location: 35 WEST END AVENUE; 59,788 books; 3,137 audio materials; 1,847 video materials; 118 serial subscriptions)

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