Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population 2024

71,765

Somerset County, Pennsylvania's estimated 2024 population is 71,765 with a growth rate of -0.6% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Somerset County, Pennsylvania is the 37th largest county in Pennsylvania. The 2010 population was 77,763 and has seen a growth of -7.71% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
202969,605-432-0.62%
202870,037-432-0.61%
202770,469-432-0.61%
202670,901-432-0.61%
202571,333-432-0.6%
202471,765-432-0.6%
202372,197-432-0.59%
202272,629-360-0.49%
202172,989-1,030-1.39%
202074,0195770.79%
201973,442-509-0.69%
201873,951-322-0.43%
201774,273-617-0.82%
201674,890-514-0.68%
201575,404-763-1%
201476,167-440-0.57%
201376,607-421-0.55%
201277,028-259-0.34%
201177,287-476-0.61%
201077,76300%
199078,218-3,025-3.72%
198081,2435,2066.85%
197076,037-1,413-1.82%
196077,450-4,363-5.33%
195081,813-3,144-3.7%
194084,9574,1935.19%
193080,764-1,348-1.64%
192082,11214,39521.26%
191067,71718,25636.91%
190049,46112,14432.54%
189037,3174,20712.71%
188033,1104,88417.3%
187028,2261,4485.41%
186026,7782,3629.67%
185024,4164,76624.25%
184019,6501,88810.63%
183017,7623,78827.11%
182013,9742,69023.84%
181011,2841,09610.76%
180010,188-59,417-85.36%
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2024 Growth Rate
-0.6% (-432)
County Website
Somerset County
County Seat
2020 Population
74,019
Area
1075 mi²
Density
67 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-3.05% (-2,254)
Founded
April 17, 1795

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population 2024

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White69,86594.67%
Two or more races1,7412.36%
Black or African American1,4621.98%
Asian3320.45%
Other race3060.41%
Native American950.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander10%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Asian

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population by Race

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population Pyramid 2024

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Median Age

46.7

Total

44.8

Male

49.1

Female

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Adults

There are 60,424 adults, (17,034 of whom are seniors) in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Age Dependency

70.1

Age Dependency Ratio

39.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

30.8

Child Dependency Ratio

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Sex Ratio

Female35,11647.58%
Male38,68652.42%

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Population by Age

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All28,9562.480.719.3
Married15,7792.9790.59.5
Non Family9,6301.1870.629.4
Female2,3183.1458.641.4
Male1,2293.1475.924.1

2.93

Average Family Size

2.4

Average Household Size

80.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Households and Families

Male

Female

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Education Attained
Count
Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade1,9013.44%
9th to 12th Grade3,6056.53%
High School Graduate27,13049.13%
Some College7,84514.21%
Associates Degree5,2289.47%
Bachelors Degree6,16711.17%
Graduate Degree3,3486.06%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White51,94647,0559,063
Black1,3031,0233
2+ Races1,075920250
Hispanic801644102
Other Race266212103
Asian21819748
Native American40402
Islander110

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among other race people with a rate of 38.72%.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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Name
Average
Male
Female
Overall$38,375$44,230$33,011
Less Than 9th Grade$28,059$29,246$27,525
High School Graduate$33,845$38,985$25,890
Some College$38,984$50,136$32,390
Bachelors Degree$55,795$70,227$45,968
Graduate Degree$62,458$67,776$59,939

$38,375

Average Earnings

$44,230

Average Male

$33,011

Average Female

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Earnings by Educational Attainment

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Language

96.25% of Somerset County, Pennsylvania residents speak only English, while 3.75% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 2.63% of the population.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Language

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White66,5617,09810.66%
Hispanic83523127.66%
Multiple1,6201509.26%
Other2498634.54%
Asian3324312.95%
Black672232.84%

10.84%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.85%

Male Poverty Rate

11.83%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

The race most likely to be in poverty in Somerset County, Pennsylvania is Other, with 34.54% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Somerset County, Pennsylvania is Multiple, with 9.26% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.1%. Among those working part-time, it was 9.67%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 17.5%.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade24.29%
High School10.48%
Some College6.88%
Bachelors or Greater3.35%

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed26.99%
Male Unemployed17.07%
Female Employed4.8%
Male Employed4.32%

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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Name
Median
Mean
Households$57,357$76,062
Families$73,803$88,551
Married Families$81,612$96,082
Non Families$32,406$48,284

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

52.7%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.8%

Male Marriage Rate

53.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

5,045

Number of Veterans

4,772

Male Veterans

273

Female Veterans

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War
Veterans
Vietnam1,950
First Gulf War887
Second Gulf War726
Korea435
World War II47

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Veterans by War

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Age Group
Veterans
65 to 741,484
75+1,480
35 to 541,057
55 to 64799
18 to 34225

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Age

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Name
Veterans
% of Total
White4,9318.64%
2+ Races806.09%
Hispanic738.08%
Black221.56%
Native American99.47%
Other Race20.71%
Islander1100%

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Race

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

9.53%

Veteran Poverty Rate

37.07%

Veteran Disability Rate

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

55.7%

Labor Force Participation

52.8%

Employment Rate

5.2%

Unemployment Rate

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

85.04%

Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania

98.96%

Native Born

1.04%

Foreign Born

0.35%

Non Citizen

0.7%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.96% of Somerset County, Pennsylvania residents were born in the United States, with 85.04% having been born in Pennsylvania. 0.35% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Somerset County, Pennsylvania Place of Birth

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