
Alabama · Census place 71496
Somerville, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Somerville, Alabama (Somerville, AL — Census place “Somerville town”) is 692 residents, ranking #381 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $44,783, the median home is worth $114,100 and median gross rent runs $789 a month. Looking for the Somerville Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Somerville, AL: 35670.
- Population
- 692Somerville town residents
- Median household income
- $44,783Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $789Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
Somerville ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Somerville.
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What the numbers mean in Somerville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Somerville town median would spend about 21.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.1% of residents and 57.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Somerville town, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Somerville town is a very small community in Alabama, with 692 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #381 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 35% of them. The median age here is 44.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Somerville town earn a median of $44,783 a year, 43% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 19.1% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Somerville town is valued at $114,100, 62.4% below the national figure and 28% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $789 a month, 43.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,468 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 57.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 692 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Somerville town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
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- Town Creek town 1,015
- Egypt CDP 1,039
- Ohatchee town 1,043
- Cherokee town 1,059
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Somerville town?
- Somerville town has 692 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #381 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Somerville town?
- Median household income in Somerville town is $44,783 a year, 43% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Somerville town?
- Median gross rent is $789 a month and the median home value is $114,100, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
- Is Somerville town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Somerville town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Somerville town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.