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Somerset County, PA

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Overview for Somerset County, PA
Part of: Somerset PA, Micropolitan Area
 
Map of Somerset County Somerset County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 1,074.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 71.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 5.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.6% of the population reported only one race, with 1.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $29,490. Per capita income grew by 10.3% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 76,953 Covered Employment 25,937
   Growth (%) since 1990 -1.6%    Average wage per job $31,792
Households (2000) 31,222 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 13.3%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 38,924    Average wage per job $39,394
Unemployment Rate (2009) 8.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 5.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $28,928    Average wage per job $32,920
Median Household Income (2008) $37,893 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 14.2%
Poverty Rate (2008) 14.3    Average wage per job $29,490
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 77.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 10.8    Average wage per job $33,901

  

 

 

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