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Somerset, Massachusetts

Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,234 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland , the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City.

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Among the most common occupations in Somerset are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%. Sales and office occupations, 28%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 14%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Somerset, Massachusetts work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

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Somerset Industries

The leading industries in Somerset, Massachusetts are Educational, health and social services, 26%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 14%. Simply Hired's Somerset job listings indicate that the following industries in Somerset are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Hospitals, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Home Health Care.

Somerset Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Somerset, Massachusetts is $35,944, and the median income of households in Somerset was $51,770.
 

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$36,000
 

Somerset Unemployment Rate

Somerset has an unemployment rate of 4.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Somerset Trends data, the number of Somerset, Massachusetts jobs has increased by 10% since November 2006.
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Somerset Employment Statistics

Population of Somerset
Total population 18,234
Male 47.36%
Female 52.64%
Median age 43.0
  
Somerset Housing
Owner-occupied homes 81.9%
Median cost of a home $144,800
Median mortgage payment $845
Renter-occupied homes 18.1%
Vacant housing 2.2%
Median monthly rent $602
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $42,036
Median for all female full-time $29,851
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 7%
$10,000 to $14,999 6%
$15,000 to $24,999 10%
$25,000 to $34,999 12%
$35,000 to $49,999 14%
$50,000 to $74,999 23%
$75,000 to $99,999 15%
$100,000 to $149,999 11%
$150,000 to $199,999 2%
$200,000 or more 1%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 11%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13%
High school graduate 31%
Some college, no degree 16%
Associate's degree 9%
Bachelor's degree 12%
Graduate degree 7%
  
Marital Status
Never married 21%
Currently married 62%
Separated 1%
Widowed 10%
Divorced 6%
  
Race
White 99%
Black or African American 0%
Asian 1%
Other 0%
  
Somerset Commute
Carpool 9.3%
Public transportation 0.8%
Average travel time 26 minutes