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02145

Somerville, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,495
Median household income
$123,755
People below poverty
9.9%
Median home value
$828,600

Income

The median income of households in 02145 was $123,755. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 26.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3.1
$15,000 to $24,999 7
$25,000 to $34,999 3.6
$35,000 to $49,999 4.6
$50,000 to $74,999 10.5
$75,000 to $99,999 8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.8
$150,000 to $199,999 13.9
$200,000 or more 26.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 89103
Female 79240

An estimated 86.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 16.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,438. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.5
Social Security 16.6
Retirement income 14.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.3

In 2020-2024, 11 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 02145 in 2020-2024, 97.1% had health insurance coverage and 2.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.8% and public coverage was 29.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.8%.


In 2020-2024, 02145 had a total population of 27,495 - 13,253 (48.2%) females and 14,242 (51.8%) males. The median age was 33.3 years. An estimated 12.5% of the population was under 18 years, 56% was 19 to 44 years, 18.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 02145 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 660 581
5 to 9 534 380
10 to 14 415 431
15 to 19 481 284
20 to 24 1029 1289
25 to 29 2973 2249
30 to 34 1891 1550
35 to 39 1542 1217
40 to 44 981 673
45 to 49 559 776
50 to 54 610 564
55 to 59 663 817
60 to 64 490 572
65 to 69 668 572
70 to 74 338 527
75 to 79 273 263
80 to 84 60 201
85 and over 75 307

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 58.8% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 12.4% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 17.6% of the people in 02145 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.5% of the people in 02145 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,940 households in 02145. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.5% of the households in 02145 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 25.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.8% of all households.

In 02145, 17.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.5
Cohabiting Couples 13.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.7% of males and 37.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.6 48.1
Now married, except separated 34.7 37.1
Separated 0.6 2.7
Widowed 1.8 4.5
Divorced 4.2 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 02145, 274 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.6% of the people living in 02145 were U.S. natives. 41.2% of the 02145 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.4% of 02145 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 02145 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 02145.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 50.2
Asia 25
Europe 17.1
Africa 3.7
Northern America 2.5
Oceania 1.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 02145 in 2020-2024, 41 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.8% of people at least five years old; 17% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.8
Other Indo-European languages 18.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.7
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 02145 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.3
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 6.8
Different state 3.3
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 88 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 57.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 02145 was 4,638 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 261 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,360. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,017.

Educational Attainment of People in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12
High school diploma or equivalency 16.3
Some college, no degree 8.9
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 30.2
Graduate or professional degree 27.2

Disability

In 02145, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 02145, 74.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,440 84.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,818 10
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 950 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 02145 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 7
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 6.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 28.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 2.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 02145 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,204 61.5
Service occupations 2,465 13.5
Sales and office occupations 2,488 13.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,015 5.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,036 5.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 35.1% of 02145 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 35.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 20
Walked 4.1
Other means 4.5
Worked from home 29.4

In 2020-2024, 02145 had a total of 12,537 housing units. Of these housing units, 18.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 81.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 18.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 81.1
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

15.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 54.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 02145 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 39.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 02145 had 11,940 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 597 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 35.6% while renters occupied 64.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.17.

6.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 18.6% and another 7.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 02145:

House Heating Fuel Used in 02145 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 68.3
Electricity 20.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 9.9
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 02145 was $828,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.1 % had a mortgage. 29.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,154 and for owners without a mortgage it was $921.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 02145 was $2,398. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.