Somerset is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,434 people and two associated neighborhoods, Somerset is the 588th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Somerset are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Somerset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Somerset is worth considering.

In Somerset, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Somerset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Somerset is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.29% of adults 25 and older in Somerset have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Somerset in 2022 was $43,764, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,056 for a family of four. However, Somerset contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Somerset is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Somerset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerset residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Somerset also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.98% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Somerset include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Somerset is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.