Somerville, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

3,466

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

6.44% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25%

22% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,310

42.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Somerville, TN is home to a population of 3.47k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.462% of Somerville, TN residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 1.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.78k people) in Somerville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 281 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Somerville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Somerville, TN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Somerville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Somerville, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.78k ± 384
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.38k ± 420
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
281 ± 178

0.289%

Hispanic Population

10 people

0.289% of the people in Somerville, TN are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Somerville, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

0.462%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

As of 2024, 0.462% of Somerville, TN residents (16 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 Somerville, TN was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Somerville, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 48
Gulf War (2001-)
35 ± 59
Vietnam
29 ± 39

Somerville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Somerville, TN.

Economy

The economy of Somerville, TN employs 1.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Somerville, TN were Manufacturing (261 people), Retail Trade (174 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,724), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($115,724), and Retail Trade ($66,563).

Employment

Occupations

1.31k

2024 Value

± 308

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 29.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Somerville, TN grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 1.17k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somerville, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (294 people), Management Occupations (173 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (145 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somerville, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.31k

2024 Value

± 308

12.1%

1 Year growth

± 29.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Somerville, TN grew at a rate of 12.1%, from 1.17k employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somerville, TN, are Manufacturing (261 people), Retail Trade (174 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somerville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Somerville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,591

Median earning men ± $45,199

$36,111

Median earning women ± $12,083

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,911), Manufacturing ($79,659), and Retail Trade ($66,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,837), and Manufacturing ($27,159).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Somerville, TN was $312,900 in 2024, which is 0.94 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $301,400 to $312,900, a 3.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Somerville, TN is 55.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Somerville, TN have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Somerville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$312,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$69,072

$689

Median Property Taxes

±$189

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 Somerville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.5%

Homeownership

2024

78.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.5% of the housing units in Somerville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 44.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Somerville, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,310

Median Household Income

± $7,311

1.24k

Number of Households

± 276

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Somerville, TN grew to $44,310 from the previous year's value of $31,063.

The following chart displays the households in Somerville, TN 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Somerville, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (9.61%)
Worked At Home (9.07%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Somerville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.61%) and those who worked at home (9.07%).

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.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Somerville, TN have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Somerville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Somerville, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Somerville, TN (807 out of 3.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Somerville, TN is Black, followed by White and Pacific Islander.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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