2020 census As of the
2020 census, Somerton had a population of 14,197. The median age was 29.8 years. 33.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.7 males age 18 and over. 97.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.5% lived in rural areas. There were 3,960 households in Somerton, of which 57.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.3% were married-couple households, 13.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 4,149 housing units, of which 4.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.
2000 census At the
2000 census, there were 7,266 people in 1,818 households, including 1,652 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 1,967 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the city was 44.5% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 51.1% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. 95.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,818 households 59.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.8% of households were one person and 4.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.21. The age distribution was 38.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% 65 or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median household income was $26,544 and the median family income was $27,944. Males had a median income of $21,619 versus $16,677 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,960. About 24.0% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 27.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==