Somers is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,225 people and two associated neighborhoods, Somers is the 234th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Somers 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 York.Somers is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Somers is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somers who work in management occupations (16.65%), teaching (15.32%), and office and administrative support (11.56%). Of important note, Somers is also a town of artists. Somers has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Somers’s character. A relatively large number of people in Somers telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In addition, Somers is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Somers’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. One downside of living in Somers is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Somers, the average commute to work is 37.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Somers, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Somers is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Somers. 61.89% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Somers in 2022 was $73,793, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $295,172 for a family of four. The people who call Somers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somers residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Somers include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Somers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
