Somerton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 14,594 people and four associated neighborhoods, Somerton is the 44th largest community in Arizona. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Somerton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Somerton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Somerton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Somerton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $64,180.00.
Somerton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Somerton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.24% of the adults in Somerton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Somerton in 2022 was $20,600, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,400 for a family of four. However, Somerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Somerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Somerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Somerton, accounting for 96.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Somerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Somerton include German, Italian, English, European, and Yugoslavian.
Somerton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.82%.
The most common language spoken in Somerton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.