Overview
21,419
Total Population
50.1
Median age
52.05%
Female population %
92.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
69.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
2,536
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Somers town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Somers town is 50.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Somers town's population under 18 was 20.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Somers town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Somers town, 16.64% were under the age of 15, 13.66% aged 15 to 29, 45.25% aged 30 to 64, 20.24% aged 65 to 84, and 4.21% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 877 more females than males in Somers town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.05% females and 47.95% males in Somers, New York.
- The Somers, New York gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 1,017.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,225.
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Race / Ethnicity
Somers town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Somers town population: 85.40% are White, 1.73% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.60% are Asian, 5.62% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
- Somers town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 2,536 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,883 (88.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Somers town is White with a population of 18,292 (85.40% of the total population).
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Year by year
Somers town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 21,755 in the year 2017
- From 2000 to 2010, Somers town's population increased by 2,150 (11.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Somers town's population increased by 861 (4.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Somers town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 18,418.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)