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. Somerton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Somerton, where the median household income is $64,180.00.

Being a small city, Somerton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Somerton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.24% of adults 25 and older 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.