Somerville is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 821 people and two associated neighborhoods, Somerville is the 315th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Somerville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Somerville is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Somerville who work in office and administrative support (18.96%), sales jobs (8.29%), and healthcare (7.58%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Somerville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Somerville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Somerville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.93 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Somerville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Somerville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.17% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Somerville in 2022 was $28,159, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,636 for a family of four. However, Somerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Somerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somerville include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Armenian. The most common language spoken in Somerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
