Somerville is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,428 people and six associated neighborhoods, Somerville is the 156th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Somerville 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 New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs 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 borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somerville who work in management occupations (12.37%), business and financial occupations (9.57%), and healthcare (8.30%). Also of interest is that Somerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.10% 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. If knowledge is power, Somerville is a pretty powerful place. 54.72% of the adults in Somerville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Somerville in 2022 was $56,587, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $226,348 for a family of four. However, Somerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Somerville is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. 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. Somerville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.14% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Somerville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Somerville's cultural character, accounting for 23.94% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Somerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
