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Demographics

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Total Population

80,608

Median Household Income

108,896

Total Visible Minorities

N/A

Median Age

31.8

Us Income Distribution

According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Somerville, MA has a gini coefficient of 0.56 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.

Us Sex By Age

Overall, women outnumber men by 871. people. The 35 to 39 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 783 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 25 to 29 years old, comprising 19.45 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 80.11 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 10.1 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 7781 people are expected to retire in the coming years.

Labor Force

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Real Estate

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Housing Occupied

94.55%

Housing Vacant

5.45%

No. of Families

13,983

No. of Non-Families

18,246

Transportation

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Transportation

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Busiest Time
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Residents Who
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Vehicle Drivers

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Car Ownership

Most households in Somerville, MA have two vehicles for transportation. 20505 people responding in Somerville, MA feel that having two vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 28.94% of households say they use three vehicles. Moreover, 8131 households have one vehicle

Education

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Field of Study

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Educational Destination

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Field of Study

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Us Field Of Study

Most are in Social Sciences with 4861 people practicing it in Somerville, MA. Literature & Languages is another popular field of expertise, as 9.65% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Business, with 3640 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Somerville, MA has 20984 people or 54.07% of workers in STEM industries.

Utilities

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