Somerset County Information
Somerset in
New Jersey occupies
305 square miles and has a 2006 population of
324,186, a change from a 2000 population of
297,490 and
240,222 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.1% percent is 25-35, and
17.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
311 acts of violent crime reported in
Somerset in 2004, a change from
302 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
6,224 people:
3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.6%.
Read more about
Somerset, New Jersey in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Somerset | |
| State | New Jersey | |
| Land Area | 305 sq. miles | Ranked 2,837 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 324,186 | Ranked 190 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 319,830 | |
| Population 2000 | 297,490 | Ranked 190 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 240,222 | Ranked 207 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 78.3% | |
| African American | 8.8% | |
| Asian American | 11.7% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 17.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 311 | 302 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 14 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 24 | |
| Robberies | 141 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 132 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 4,395 | 4,913 |
| Burglaries | 754 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,334 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 307 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 179,911 | 165,513 |
| Unemployed Population | 6,224 | 4,258 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 2.6% |
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