Moving to Somerset, Massachusetts

About Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset

Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,303 at the 2020 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland (1883–1924), the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City.

Somerset is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the communities that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.

Gender
Gender Somerset Massachusetts Country
Female 51.3% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.7% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Somerset Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 2.7% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 6% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 19.6% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 22.4% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.2% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.3% 14.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Somerset Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 24% 27.0%
Other College 18% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 13% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 21% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Somerset Massachusetts Country
White 95.3% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 0.7% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.7% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.9% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity