Somerset County, Pennsylvania

At a Glance

Population	74,129
County Seat	Somerset County Courthouse
State FIPS	42
County FIPS	111
Num Towns	29
Census-Designated Places	5
Total Town Population	27,488
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	73,802
Median Age	46.7
Veterans	5,045
Housing Units	37,796
Uninsured	1,084
Net Migration (recent)	129
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,629
Total Employees	19,074
Avg Annual Pay	$50,925
Median Household Income	$57,357
Poverty Rate	10.8%
Unemployment Rate	5.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$60,950
Federal Spending FY2024	$525,210,783
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,085

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$124,500
Median Rent	$704
FMR Studio	$783
FMR 1BR	$788
FMR 2BR	$908
FMR 3BR	$1,227
FMR 4BR	$1,320

Health & Safety

Hospitals	87
EMS Stations	87
Fire Stations	87
Police Stations	87
Adult Smoking	20.9%
Adult Obesity	39.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	39.5
Air Quality Good Days	323

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.77
Electric Customers	5534580
Towns with Broadband Data	29
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	29

Community

Churches	77
Libraries	31
Historic Places (NRHP)	33
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	368
SNAP Stores	71
Bank Branches	24

Agriculture

Total Farms	37
Land in Farms (acres)	44,202
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,194.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-30
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2016-03-23
DR	HURRICANE SANDY	2013-01-10
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-29
EM	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE	2011-09-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS	2010-04-16
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA	2005-09-10
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES	2004-09-19

Detailed Topics

Communities in Somerset County

Somerset — pop 6,048
Windber — pop 3,941
Meyersdale — pop 2,070
Berlin — pop 2,003
Friedens — pop 1,504
Boswell — pop 1,224
Davidsville — pop 1,145
Central City — pop 998
Jerome — pop 942
Paint — pop 906
Rockwood — pop 843
Confluence — pop 722
Salisbury — pop 706
Jennerstown — pop 678
Hooversville — pop 628
Cairnbrook — pop 505
Garrett — pop 415
Indian Lake — pop 390
Stoystown — pop 300
Ursina — pop 247
Wellersburg — pop 214
Shanksville — pop 199
Benson — pop 187
Addison — pop 166
New Baltimore — pop 142
New Centerville — pop 128
Casselman — pop 104
Edie — pop 77
Callimont — pop 56

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.