Somers Point is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,611 people and four associated neighborhoods, Somers Point is the 186th largest community in New Jersey.Somers Point is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.72% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Somers Point is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Somers Point who work in food service (14.09%), management occupations (12.48%), and sales jobs (11.98%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.46% 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. Somers Point is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Somers Point citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.86% of adults in Somers Point have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Somers Point in 2022 was $40,020, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,080 for a family of four. However, Somers Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Somers Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Somers Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somers Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Somers Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Somers Point include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Somers Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
