About Somerset

Somerset is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 1,166 people and just one neighborhood, Somerset is the 278th largest community in Maryland.

Somerset is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 99.08% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Somerset is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somerset who work in art, media and design (24.35%), legal occupations (17.72%), and management occupations (16.49%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Somerset has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Somerset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Somerset is also a town of artists. Somerset has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Somerset's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 28.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Somerset. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Somerset.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Somerset is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Somerset is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Somerset Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Somerset. 86.40% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Somerset in 2000 was $82,368, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $329,472 for a family of four. However, Somerset contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Somerset home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Somerset is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Somerset include Irish, English, Italian, Russian, European, German, Polish, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Somerset is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.