Somers Point City, New Jersey


Somers Point City is a city in the Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Somers Point City had an official population of 11614 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 11343, It is New Jersey's 136th largest by population . It has total area of 5.17 square miles (13.39 kmē), of which, 4.03 square miles (10.44 kmē) of it is land and 1.14 square miles (2.95 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 108th largest by total area among New Jersey.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11614 people in the city, organized into 457 households, and 284 families residing in the city. The population density was 2883.1 people per square mile (1113.17/kmē), it is New Jersey's 247th most densely populated city. There were 5402 housing units at an average density of 1340.4 per square mile (517.53/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median age of the city's population was 38.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Somers Point City was 36.6 and 40 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 85.66% White, 7.01% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 3.17% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, 1.64% from two or more races and 2.25% Other races.

Somers Point city New Jersey Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Somers Point city New Jersey School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Somers Point City New Jersey GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $42222, making its New Jersey's 95th lowest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $51868, making its New Jersey's 114th lowest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $22229, it is New Jersey's 143rd poorest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $25224, Males had a median income of $30213 versus $21279 for females.

In 2000, 2845 pupils and students, of which 1464 are male and 1381 are female, 24.5% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 191 nursery or pri school, 166 kindergarten, 1204 elementary school, 757 high school and 527 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census11614
April 2000 Estimate11614
July 2000 Estimate11591
July 2001 Estimate11504
July 2002 Estimate11469
July 2003 Estimate11529
July 2004 Estimate11605
July 2005 Estimate11575
July 2006 Estimate11475
July 2007 Estimate11391
July 2008 Estimate11343
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school11477191
Kindergarten9769166
Elementary school6875171204
High school313444757
College or graduate school253274527
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Somers Point city, New Jersey$42222$51868$22229
Atlantic County, New Jersey$43933$51710$21034
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587