Somers is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 10,417 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Somers is the 91st largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Somers isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Somers are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Somers is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somers who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.15%), management occupations (11.37%), and sales jobs (10.96%).

Somers is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Somers, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.98% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Somers doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Somers Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Somers is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.95% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Somers in 2000 was $23,952, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,808 for a family of four. However, Somers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Somers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Somers home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Somers is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somers include Irish, Italian, English, Polish, French, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Somers is English. Some people also speak Spanish.