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Somerset County

County in New Jersey. 349,846 residents. 782 km² of land (302 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$2,033USD per month, ± $52

New Jersey $1,720, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$1,608 ± $224
1 bedroom$1,793 ± $34
2 bedrooms$2,144 ± $60
3 bedrooms$2,455 ± $111
4 bedrooms$2,658 ± $175
5 or more bedroomsnot available

2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$552,100USD, ± $7,374

New Jersey $454,400, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$51.15$2,046$8,866USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

New Jersey $40.08$1,603$6,946, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2014: $39.63$1,585$6,8682024: $51.15$2,046$8,866

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

190,468jobs

2014: 178,7612024: 190,468

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Professional, scientific, and technical services$77.93$3,117$13,50725,6271,678
Health care and social assistance$29.75$1,190$5,15724,0631,262
Retail trade$21.53$861$3,73117,0151,006
Manufacturing$61.53$2,461$10,66415,552244
Administrative and support and waste management services$34.60$1,384$5,99712,950716
Accommodation and food services$15.83$633$2,74311,880829
Wholesale trade$70.33$2,813$12,19011,347545
Management of companies and enterprises$111.83$4,473$19,38311,26780
Construction$45.95$1,838$7,9657,531832
Information$113.48$4,539$19,6697,504216
Finance and insurance$86.33$3,453$14,9636,611512
Transportation and warehousing$24.85$994$4,3076,526262
Other services (except public administration)$21.48$859$3,7225,562879
Educational services$23.78$951$4,1213,309216
Real estate and rental and leasing$50.83$2,033$8,8103,185355
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$18.25$730$3,1633,143166
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction$46.80$1,872$8,1124033
Utilities$61.68$2,467$10,69032813
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting$24.88$995$4,3121765

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

9,831establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

28.1per 1,000 residents

New Jersey 25.5, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See New Jersey

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See New Jersey

People

Population

349,846people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

447.5people per km²

New Jersey 490.5, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

34.7%% of people aged 5 and over

New Jersey 33.1%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only65.3%217,184 ± 2,392
Spanish13.0%43,401 ± 1,507
Other Indo-European languages8.5%28,409 ± 1,972
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)3.7%12,425 ± 1,251
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages3.2%10,490 ± 1,304
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages1.7%5,761 ± 879
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.1%3,525 ± 579
Other and unspecified languages0.9%2,989 ± 624
French, Haitian or Cajun0.8%2,754 ± 1,110
Arabic0.6%1,902 ± 692
Korean0.5%1,673 ± 408
German or other West Germanic languages0.4%1,310 ± 387
Vietnamese0.2%785 ± 330

2020–2024. Of 332,608 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.