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 County Population: 297,490
County Houses: 112,023
Land area:
304.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (17.1%), Manufacturing (15.7%),
Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services
(14.9%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (10.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in Somerset
County:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
- Hispanic (8.7%)
- Black (7.5%)
- Asian Indian (3.4%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Chinese (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because
Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Median age: 37.2 years
Males: 48.8%, Females: 51.2%
Average
household size in Somerset County: 2.69
Median household income: $76,933
(year 2000)
Median house value: $235,000 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in
2000: $898
Institutionalized population: 3,333
Median monthly costs for
houses with a mortgage in Somerset County in 2000: $1669
Cities in this county include: Somerset, North
Plainfield, Somerville,
Manville,
Bound
Brook, Bernardsville,
Raritan.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Somerset County: Stone House, Falcon Camp,
Finderne Station, Hillsborough Country Club, Spooky Brook Golf Course,
Roycefield Station, Bedens Brook Country Club, Belle Mead Station, Penn Brook
Golf Course, Bunker Hill Golf Course, Camp Agnes DeWitt, Camp Sunshine,
Northover Camp, Green Knoll Golf Course, Washington Camp Ground, Warren Township
Municipal Building Complex, Raritan Valley Country Club, Pine Brook Country
Club, Ralph Reeve Cultural Center, United States Equestrian Team Training
Center.
Shopping Centers: Somerset Shopping Center, Bridgewater Commons
Shopping Center.
Churches in Somerset County include: Saint Mark's Episcopal
Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ascension Church, Franklin Church, Six
Mile Run Reformed Church, Solid Rock Church, South Branch Reformed Church,
Springdale United Methodist Church.
Cemeteries: Mount Horeb United Methodist Cemetery, Mount Bethel
Cemetery, Millington Baptist Churchyard, South Middlebush Cemetery, Saint Joseph
Cemetery, Saint Bernards Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Reservoirs: Sunset Lake, Washington Valley Reservoir, Osborn Pond,
Bridgepoint Lake, Spooky Brook Pond, East Branch Reservoir, Sylvan Lake.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Back Brook, Beden Brook, Macs Brook,
River Brook, Penns Brook, Roaring Brook, Rock Brook, Indian Grove Brook, Fox
Brook.
Parks in Somerset County include: Delaware and Raritan Canal State
Park, Delaware and Raritan State Park, North Branch Park, Sourland Mountain
County Preserve, Lord Sterling Park, Duke Island Park, Quail Brook Park,
Montgomery Park, Warrenbrook Park.
Post office:
Current college students: 14,627
People 25 years of age or
older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or
older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 53,937 (47% naturalized
citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
Housing
units in structures:
- One, detached: 67,830
- One, attached: 16,243
- Two: 6,533
- 3 or 4: 4,934
- 5 to 9: 5,519
- 10 to 19: 5,531
- 20 or more: 5,197
- Mobile homes: 217
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
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