Somerset County
Somerset county is located in north New Jersey. Somerset county has 301.81 square miles of land area and 3.04 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Somerset county population is 323,444, which has grown 8.72% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 4.49% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Somerset county median household income is $97,440 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 26.66% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.73% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Somerset county median house value is $431,200 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 83.49% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 98.59% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Somerset county is better than the state average in quality. The Somerset county area codes are 609, 732, 908, 973.
| Population | 323,444 (2010), rank #13 | | Population Growth | 8.72% since 2000, rank #3 | | Population Density: | 1,060.97/sq mi, rank #9 | | Median Household Income: | $97,440 at 2006-2010—26.66% increase since 2000, rank #2 | | Median House Price: | $431,200 at 2006-2010—83.49% increase since 2000, rank #4 | | Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer | | Land Area: | 301.81 sq mi, rank #13 | | Water Area: | 3.04 sq mi (1.00%), rank #20 | | State: | New Jersey | | Area: | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | | School District: |  | | Area Code: | 609, 732, 908, 973 |
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Somerset County Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
Somerset County Cities / Towns
BedminsterBelle Mead 216Bernardsville 7,707Blawenburg 280Bound Brook 10,402BridgewaterEast Millstone 579FlagtownFranklin Park 13,295HillsboroughKingston 1,493Liberty CornerLyonsManville 10,344Martinsville 11,980Middlebush 2,326PeapackPluckeminRaritan 6,881Rocky Hill 682Somerset 22,083South Bound Brook 4,563WarrenWatchung 5,801Zarephath 37 Somerset County Zip Codes
07059 15,31107069 6,15707921 7,62107924 7,5340793807939 22807977 6690797808502 11,3170850408528 31508553 68208805 12,25408807 37,97208821 35408823 9,01608835 10,34408836 3,84508844 38,36708869 6,88108873 49,9210887508880 4,56308890 17 Somerset County Census Tracts
