| | People QuickFacts | Somerset County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 12,742,886 |
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Population, 2010 | 77,742 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.9% | 3.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 80,023 | 12,281,054 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.5% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.6% | 15.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.5% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 96.0% | 81.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.6% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.1% | 5.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 95.5% | 79.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.8% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 5.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.6% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.3% | 26.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 7,399 | 1,034,976 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 38,113 | 5,567,315 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 78.4% | 71.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.5% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $92,200 | $159,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 30,319 | 4,940,581 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.46 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,903 | $27,049 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,194 | $50,398 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.9% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Somerset County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 1,741 | 298,4321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 20,642 | 5,044,6481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -6.5% | -0.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 4,731 | 743,302 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,162 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.1% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 955,546 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 764,746 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,838 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 81,350 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 112 | 19,740 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 715,244 | 139,880,6591 |
