Somersworth, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,860 (Urban population: 11,548, Rural population: 312 (21 farm, 291 nonfarm))

Somersworth, New Hampshire Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,841 (4,687 occupied: 2,660 owner occupied, 2,027 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	30%

Housing density: 495 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $809 (lower quartile is $519, upper quartile is $919)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $860

Median gross rent in Somersworth, NH in 2007: $849

Housing units in Somersworth with a mortgage: 1,380 (49 second mortgage, 184 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 526

Somersworth,NH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $198,150 (it was $96,200 in 2000)

Somersworth:	$198,150
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $169,170 - $263,045

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $222,675
Here: $222,675
State: $325,636

Townhouses or other attached units: $249,433
Here: $249,433
State: $264,940

In 2-unit structures: $211,870
Here: $211,870
State: $286,159

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,894
Here: $131,894
State: $259,257

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,554
Here: $328,554
State: $195,820

Mobile homes: $26,108
Here: $26,108
State: $42,127

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,445

In family households: 9,417 (2,205 male householders, 887 female householders)
2,296 spouses, 3,395 children (3,096 natural, 55 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 66 other relatives, 360 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,028 (738 male householders (533 living alone)), 874 female householders (733 living alone)), 416 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 32 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,309 2-persons, 794 3-persons, 652 4-persons, 257 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,266 1-person, 288 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 11 4-persons.

1,802 married couples with children.
978 single-parent households (217 men, 761 women).

89.8% of residents of Somersworth speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 205 (1.8%)
(40.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somersworth, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 438 5 rooms: 558 6 rooms: 732 7 rooms: 404 8 rooms: 208 9 or more rooms: 271

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somersworth, New Hampshire:
	1 room: 26 2 rooms: 139 3 rooms: 519 4 rooms: 597 5 rooms: 346 6 rooms: 262 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 88
1995 to 1998: 116
1990 to 1994: 131
1980 to 1989: 566
1970 to 1979: 916
1960 to 1969: 398
1950 to 1959: 673
1940 to 1949: 427
1939 or earlier: 1,526

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Somersworth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 75 2 bedrooms: 761 3 bedrooms: 1,107 4 bedrooms: 589 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somersworth:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 653 2 bedrooms: 827 3 bedrooms: 399 4 bedrooms: 114 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Somersworth in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 92 1 vehicle: 650 2 vehicles: 1,257 3 vehicles: 543 4 vehicles: 88 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Somersworth in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 353 1 vehicle: 914 2 vehicles: 657 3 vehicles: 77 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Somersworth, NH:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 58
$60,000 to $69,999: 42
$70,000 to $79,999: 90
$80,000 to $89,999: 326
$90,000 to $99,999: 326
$100,000 to $124,999: 507
$125,000 to $149,999: 313
$150,000 to $174,999: 87
$175,000 to $199,999: 109
$200,000 to $249,999: 39
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Somersworth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Somersworth:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 50
$200 to $249: 70
$250 to $299: 78
$300 to $349: 57
$350 to $399: 51
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 53
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 50
$600 to $649: 68
$650 to $699: 105
$700 to $749: 130
$750 to $799: 155
$800 to $899: 325
$900 to $999: 325
$1,000 to $1,249: 312
$1,250 to $1,499: 76
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 60

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 48 1980 to 1984: 47 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 74

Somersworth, NH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.2%
Number of people working at home: 82 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 146
5 to 9 minutes: 664
10 to 14 minutes: 831
15 to 19 minutes: 891
20 to 24 minutes: 897
25 to 29 minutes: 533
30 to 34 minutes: 677
35 to 39 minutes: 147
40 to 44 minutes: 205
45 to 59 minutes: 375
60 to 89 minutes: 147
90 or more minutes: 126

Somersworth mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,874 (85%)
Carpooled: 532 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (1%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 119 (2%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 82 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 427
$10,000 to $14,999: 249
$15,000 to $19,999: 213
$20,000 to $24,999: 346
$25,000 to $29,999: 320
$30,000 to $34,999: 303
$35,000 to $39,999: 262
$40,000 to $44,999: 374
$45,000 to $49,999: 399
$50,000 to $59,999: 499
$60,000 to $74,999: 608
$75,000 to $99,999: 457
$100,000 to $124,999: 173
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$150,000 to $199,999: 45
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1761

French Canadian: 1558

Irish: 1450

English: 1056

United States or American: 809

German: 563

Other groups: 537

Italian: 412

Polish: 356

Scottish: 193

Canadian: 149

Greek: 141

Swedish: 93

Scotch-Irish: 91

Arab:: 71

Lebanese: 71

Ukrainian: 67

Portuguese: 47

Dutch: 46

Norwegian: 42

Croatian: 33

Welsh: 33

Russian: 31

Finnish: 29

British: 27

Danish: 27

Lithuanian: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Haitian: 10

Yugoslavian: 9

Czech: 8

Armenian: 7

Austrian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (32%)
United Kingdom (25%)
Greece (17%)
Ireland (7%)
India (5%)
Other Eastern Africa (5%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6483
Northeast: 3721
Midwest: 329
South: 403
West: 246

49% of Somersworth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 172
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 79
11th grade: 72
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,091
Less than 1 year of college: 359
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 522
Associate degree: 323
Bachelor's degree: 482
Master's degree: 202
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 241
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 81
11th grade: 113
12th grade, no diploma: 103
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,537
Less than 1 year of college: 290
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
Associate degree: 422
Bachelor's degree: 527
Master's degree: 130
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 23.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 26.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,134
Black householders: $89,327
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,289
Asian householders: $44,421
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $46,480
Some other race householders: $281,037
Two or more races householders: $70,620
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $92,796

Somersworth household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Somersworth household income for Black householders

Somersworth household income for Asian householders

Somersworth household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Somersworth household income for Two or more races householders

Somersworth household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Somersworth marital status for males

Somersworth marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $215,245
Black or African American householders: $422,252
Asian householders: $231,723
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $175,080
Some other race householders: $720,918
Two or more races householders: $254,587
Hispanic or Latino householders: $720,918

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,159
One, attached: 139
Two: 489
3 or 4: 733
5 to 9: 300
10 to 19: 159
20 to 49: 341
50 or more: 24
Mobile homes: 497

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,321

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Somersworth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Utility gas (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Utility gas (39%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 142

Here:	9.8%
New Hampshire:	8.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80

Here:	13.8%
New Hampshire:	10.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85

Here:	20.6%
New Hampshire:	36.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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