Somerset County Information
Somerset in
Maryland occupies
611 square miles and has a 2006 population of
25,774, a change from a 2000 population of
24,748 and
23,440 in 1990.
20.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.4% percent is 25-35, and
14% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
135 acts of violent crime reported in
Somerset in 2004, a change from
124 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
637 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.3%.
Read more about
Somerset, Maryland in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Somerset | |
| State | Maryland | |
| Land Area | 611 sq. miles | Ranked 1,706 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 25,774 | Ranked 1,552 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 25,666 | |
| Population 2000 | 24,748 | Ranked 1,567 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 23,440 | Ranked 1,518 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 56.6% | |
| African American | 41.7% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 20.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 135 | 124 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 9 | |
| Robberies | 21 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 104 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 673 | 630 |
| Burglaries | 192 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 455 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 26 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 11,702 | 10,480 |
| Unemployed Population | 637 | 655 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 6.3% |
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