Somerton, Arizona Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 3:16 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Somerton is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, with a population of 15,932. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 3.40% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.70% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 95.90% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.10% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 61.20% of Somerton residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 38.80% of the population that is foreign-born, 44.30% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Somerton is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 28.2 years, 9.7 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 7.10% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Somerton, 61.30% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 4.70% of households are occupied by single male householders, 22.30% by single female householders, and 11.70% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 69.60% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Arizona and across the U.S. as a whole. However, in Somerton, 67.3% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 91.1% of the 5 and older population across Arizona only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Somerton are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 55.5% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Arizona as a whole, 47.1% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is less common in Somerton than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 6% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Arizona, 12.3% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 31.9% of Somerton residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Somerton, 2.9% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 9.2% of the civilian population in all of Arizona.

Educational attainment

In Somerton, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Somerton residents 25 and older, 59.60% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 10.00% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Arizona, 86.8% of adults have graduated high school, and 28.9 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Somerton earns $39,292 a year, about $21,000 less than the national median of $60,293 and $16,900 less than the median household income across the state of $56,213.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Somerton than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 25.30%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 16.1% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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