2020 census As of the
2020 census, Somerville had a population of 3,415. The median age was 44.6 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 79.6 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,463 households and 734 families in Somerville, and 25.8% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.8% were married-couple households, 19.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 42.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,569 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,519 people, 1,006 households, and 618 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,070 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 59.94%
White, 39.38%
African American, 0.08%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 0.04% from
other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population. There were 1,006 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were
married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,225, and the median income for a family was $29,750. Males had a median income of $26,094 versus $22,768 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,636. About 18.3% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==