Somers Point, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,515
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.6
0.23% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.2%
18.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$71,062
3.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$309,200
11.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,385
0.994% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Somers Point, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Somers Point, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Somers Point, NJ was $309,200, and the homeownership rate was 52.4%.

Most people in Somers Point, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Somers Point, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyAtlantic County, NJAtlantic City-Hammonton, NJAtlantic County (East)--Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Northfield & Coast PUMA, NJAtlantic County (Outside Somers Point City)--West to Hammonton Town PUMA, NJCape May & Atlantic (South Central) Counties--Ocean City & Somers Point City PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Somers Point, NJ is home to a population of 10.5k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12% of Somers Point, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.26k people).

In 2024, there were 5.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.14k people) in Somers Point, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
93.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Somers Point, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Somers Point, NJ was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Somers Point, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.14k ± 557
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.22k ± 559
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.05k ± 472
16.5%
Hispanic Population
1.74k people

In 2024, there were 5.83 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.14k people) in Somers Point, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.5% of the people in Somers Point, NJ are hispanic (1.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Somers Point, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.26k people
12.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.31k people

As of 2024, 12% of Somers Point, NJ residents (1.26k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Somers Point, NJ was 12.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    120 ± 53
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    85 ± 71
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    62 ± 52

Somers Point, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Somers Point, NJ employs 5.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Somers Point, NJ were Accommodation & Food Services (895 people), Retail Trade (795 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (778 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($144,167), Educational Services ($70,094), and Public Administration ($67,551).

Employment

Occupations

5.39k
2024 Value
± 572
0.994%
1 Year growth
± 15.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Somers Point, NJ grew at a rate of 0.994%, from 5.33k employees to 5.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somers Point, NJ, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (759 people), Management Occupations (672 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (645 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somers Point, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.39k
2024 Value
± 572
0.994%
1 Year growth
± 15.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Somers Point, NJ grew at a rate of 0.994%, from 5.33k employees to 5.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somers Point, NJ, are Accommodation & Food Services (895 people), Retail Trade (795 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (778 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somers Point, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Somers Point, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,903
Median earning men ± $4,326
$37,961
Median earning women ± $4,958

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,267), Other Services Except Public Administration ($75,163), and Public Administration ($66,058).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,135), Information ($55,625), and Manufacturing ($55,208).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Somers Point, NJ was $309,200 in 2024, which is 0.929 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $277,500 to $309,200, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Somers Point, NJ is 52.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Somers Point, NJ have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Somers Point, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,582
$2,433
Median Property Taxes
±$287

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Somers Point, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Somers Point, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.4%
Homeownership
2024
60.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.4% of the housing units in Somers Point, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,062
Median Household Income
± $5,737
4.64k
Number of Households
± 483

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.64k households in Somers Point, NJ grew to $71,062 from the previous year's value of $68,542.

The following chart displays the households in Somers Point, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Somers Point, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.46%)
  3. Walked (6.27%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Somers Point, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.46%) and those who walked to work (6.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Somers Point, NJ have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.14% of the workforce in Somers Point, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Somers Point, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Somers Point, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Somers Point, NJ (967 out of 10.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Somers Point, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.2% of the population of Somers Point, NJ has health coverage, with 39.3% on employee plans, 23.1% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.947% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.81%
Uninsured
39.3%
Employer Coverage
23.1%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.947%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Somers Point, NJ declined by 12.5% from 10.1% to 8.81%.

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