Somerset, New York
Somerset: A few of the many geese that visit the shore in the Fall
Somerset: Storm brewing in the distance towards Toronto
Somerset: Beautiful sunny winter shoreline
Somerset: Beautiful summer sailing day!
Somerset: Sunset over Lake Ontario from Lakeview Dr.
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Population change since 2000: -7.1%
Males: 1,338 | (50.3%) |
Females: 1,324 | (49.7%) |
Median resident age: | 41.5 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14012.
Somerset: | $73,555 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,881 (it was $17,792 in 2000)
Somerset town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $191,884 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Somerset: | $191,884 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $305,854; detached houses: $303,488; townhouses or other attached units: $534,655; in 2-unit structures: $181,215; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $160,445; in 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; mobile homes: $57,277
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Somerset, NY
- 2,51194.3%White alone
- 863.2%Hispanic
- 230.9%Two or more races
- 190.7%Black alone
- 140.5%American Indian alone
- 80.3%Asian alone
- 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Somerset detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (98.7) | 1 (50.2) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.3) | 2 (100.4) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 0.0 | 3.4 | 21.7 | 14.1 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Somerset detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Latest news from Somerset, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (33.3%), English (20.3%), Irish (16.4%), Polish (8.3%), Italian (7.5%), United States (4.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 37.2 square miles.
Population density: 72 people per square mile (very low).
35 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.2% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Somerset town: | 1.6% ($1,275) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amherst, NY (26.1 miles , pop. 116,510).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (33.6 miles , pop. 292,648).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (290.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.34 N, Longitude: 78.55 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 716
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $287,700
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2019: 4 buildings, average cost: $220,000
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,500
- 2017: 4 buildings, average cost: $173,500
- 2016: 3 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $170,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $280,000
- 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $129,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $201,300
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $178,000
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $99,800
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $125,700
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $89,800
- 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,000
- 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,500
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $65,300
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $96,700
Here: | 4.8% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (10.3%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Transportation equipment (6.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Food (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
- Construction (14.6%)
- Transportation equipment (10.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.8%)
- Food (7.1%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Utilities (5.0%)
- Educational services (4.7%)
- Educational services (16.9%)
- Health care (15.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.5%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (5.0%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.6%)
- Registered nurses (5.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.3%)
- Bus drivers (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Child care workers (4.3%)
Average climate in Somerset, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Somerset-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 158.8 miles away from Somerset center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 214.7 miles away from Somerset center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 179.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 254.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 253.3 miles away from Somerset center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 376.7 miles away from Somerset center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Niagara County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Snowstorms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Chemical Waste: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Somerset:
- NEWFANE REHAB AND HEALTH CARE CENTER CORP. (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; NEWFANE, NY)
- EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL ESRD (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; NEWFANE, NY)
- INTER-COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT NEWFANE, INC. (Hospital, about 9 miles away; NEWFANE, NY)
- ABSOLUT CTR FOR NURSING AND REHAB GASPORT L L C (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; GASPORT, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HLTH CARE SYS LTHHCP (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- ODD FELLOW AND REBEKAH REHAB AND HLTH CARE CTR INC (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; LOCKPORT, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerset:
- Niagara County Community College (about 22 miles; Sanborn, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,757)
- University at Buffalo (about 27 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 25,415)
- Daemen College (about 29 miles; Amherst, NY; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- Niagara University (about 29 miles; Niagara University, NY; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- Genesee Community College (about 31 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 4,290)
- SUNY College at Brockport (about 32 miles; Brockport, NY; FT enrollment: 7,398)
- Medaille College (about 33 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 2,361)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Somerset: Wood Acres Farm (A), Somerset - Barker Sewer District Wastewater Treatment Plant (B), Austin Farm (C), Loam Elm Farm (D), Chaffee Farms (E), Atwater Farms (F), Barker Farms (G), Torrey Farms (H), Gotts Farm (I), Camp Kenan (J), Ray Fitch Farms (K), Barker Fire Department (L), Barker Free Library (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Somerset include: Sunset Memorial Tabernacle (A), Barker Assembly of God (B), Faith United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Saint Patrick's Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sawyer Cemetery (1), Quaker Cemetery (2), Somerset Cemetery (3), Quaker Cemetery (4), West Somerset Cemetery (5), Somerset Cemetery (6), West Somerset Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Golden Hill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Somerset: Golden Hill State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.7 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 74.1% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 6.7% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
This town: | 10.1% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse in 2000
3 people in religious group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Somerset:
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 7.2%
For population 25 years and over in Somerset:
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
Here: | 9.0 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Somerset, NY (based on Niagara County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 51,948 | 30 |
Mainline Protestant | 18,836 | 71 |
Evangelical Protestant | 17,174 | 78 |
Other | 3,157 | 17 |
Black Protestant | 1,895 | 11 |
Orthodox | 810 | 5 |
None | 122,649 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Niagara County: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Niagara County: | 8.02 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Niagara County: | 8.4% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Here: | 26.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 13.2% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Somerset:
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Somerset:
- WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W207BD (89.3 FM; MEDINA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Somerset:
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 16Number of bridges
- 56ft / 16.5mTotal length
- $9,699,000Total costs
- 7,298Total average daily traffic
- 501Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 31940-1949
- 21950-1959
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 52000-2009
- 32010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Monica A Gaudio, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.1, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Monica A Gaudio, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.1, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Bonnie K Clark, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.7, Overall height: 91.7 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Bonnie K Clark, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.7, Overall height: 91.7 m, Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., Monica.Gambino@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2516
- Lisa M Minney, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.7, Structure height: 36063 m, Overall height: 91.7 m, Registrant: Crown Castle, Lisa.Minney@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2257
- Lisa M Minney, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: 95.7, Structure height: 36063 m, Overall height: 91.7 m, Registrant: Crown Castle, Don.Snyder@crowncastle.Com, , Canon-sburg, Phone: (724) 416-2470
- Johnson Creek Road (Lat: 43.349722 Lon: -78.526944), Type: 80.8, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Buffalo Telephone Company Dba , Dalla-s, Phone: (972) 733-2887
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 7725 Lake Rd (Lat: 43.358667 Lon: -78.601139), Call Sign: WNAX903,
Assigned Frequencies: 48.3200 MHz, Grant Date: 11/04/2004, Expiration Date: 11/16/2014, Cancellation Date: 01/17/2015, Registrant: Utilities Telecom Council, Inc., 1129 20th Street, Nw Suite 350, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (203) 833-6818, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- CCI816730, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Call Sign: WRTS940, Licensee ID: L01664260,
Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6345.49 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 07/20/2022, Expiration Date: 07/20/2032, Certifier: Daniel Walz, Registrant: Webline Holdings LLC, 40 Richards Avenue, 3rd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06854, Phone: (203) 286-4628, Email:
- CCI816730, 1945 Quaker Road (Lat: 43.318583 Lon: -78.549639), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 95.7 m, Call Sign: WRUH464, Licensee ID: L01664260,
Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6555.00 MHz, Grant Date: 08/26/2022, Expiration Date: 08/26/2032, Certifier: Daniel Walz, Registrant: Webline Holdings LLC, 40 Richards Avenue, 3rd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06854, Phone: (203) 286-4628, Email:
- 42.8%Utility gas
- 26.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.7%Wood
- 5.1%Electricity
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 32.1%Utility gas
- 31.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.4%Electricity
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.1%Wood
Somerset compared to New York state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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