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$52,061
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America/Phoenix
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Somerton, AZ - History
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Somerton has a population of 16301. 49.9% of Somerton’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.1 are female. 51.6% of Somerton is married and 66.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $145,583, and the average rent is $847. Household median income in Somerton is $52,061, and the individual median income is $22,461. Somerton’s Ethnic is the following: Hispanic(97.2%), White(66.8%), Other(18.3%), Multiple(12.6%), Black(2.2%), Native(0.1%).
At the 2000 census, there were 7,266 people in 1,818 households, including 1,652 families, in the city. The population density was 5,483.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,117.1/km2). There were 1,967 housing units at an average density of 1,484.4 per square mile (573.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 44.5% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 51.1% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races.
95.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,818 households 59.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.8% of households were one person and 4.2% were one person aged 65 or older.
The average household size was 3.99 and the average family size was 4.21. The age distribution was 38.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 14.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% 65 or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median household income was $26,544 and the median family income was $27,944.
Males had a median income of $21,619 versus $16,677 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,960. About 24.0% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 27.9% of those age 65 or over.
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