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| Somerville |
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| Population 2000: | 77,478 |
| Population 2002: | 76,922 |
| Area codes: | 617 857 |
| Foreign born: | 29.3% (13.3% Latin America, 8.8% Europe, 5.4% Asia) |
| Elevation: | 12 feet |
| Land area: | 4.1 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (26.4%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (18.5%). |
| Population growth: | -556 (-0.72%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 72.7% |
| Hispanic: | 8.8% |
| Black: | 6.5% |
| Other race: | 5.0% |
| Two or more races: | 4.8% |
| Chinese: | 2.4% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
| Korean: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 51.6% |
| Now married: | 35.1% |
| Divorced: | 6.1% |
| Widowed: | 5.5% |
| Separated: | 1.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $214,100 |
| Household income: | $46,315 |
| Resident age: | 31.1 years |
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| Somerville Compared to Massachusetts State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | above |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 80.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 40.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 17.7% |
| Unemployed: | 3.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 433 (552.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 427 (544.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 269.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 193 (246.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 125 (159.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 27 (34.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (3.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,361 (1735.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 18.9% |
| Italian: | 14.5% |
| Portuguese: | 7.5% |
| English: | 6.8% |
| German: | 5.6% |
| West Indian: | 3.7% |