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Population (year 2000): 5,192. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,155 (-0.7% change)
Males: 2,541 (48.9%), Females: 2,651 (51.1%)
Camden County
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $46,898 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,700 (year 2000)
Races in Somerdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Black (17.7%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Filipino (1.2%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (23.6%), Irish (22.6%),
German (14.7%), English (9.2%), Polish (6.1%), United States
(4.3%).
Elevation: 83 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Somerdale
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Somerdale borough
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 13.3%
6.7% Foreign born (3.3% Asia, 1.6% Latin
America, 1.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -330 (-6.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Somerdale:
- KENNEDY MEM HOSP-UNIVERSITY MED CENTER (about 2
miles; STRATFORD, NJ)
- CAMDEN CO HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (about 5 miles;
LAKELAND, NJ)
- UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
WOODBURY, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Somerdale:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 15 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 33 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 33 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somerdale:
- CAMDEN COUNTY (about 9 miles; BERLIN, NJ; ID: 19N)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: P72)
- CROSS KEYS (about 10 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)
Amtrak stations near Somerdale:
- 14 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 14 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Somerdale:
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 10 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 13 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
Public high school in Somerdale:
- STERLING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 968;
Location: 501 SOUTH WARWICK ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Somerdale:
- SOMERDALE PARK (Students: 516; Location: 301
GRACE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Somerdale:
- OUR LADY OF GRACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 315;
Location: 105 N WHITE HORSE PIKE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Somerdale:
- SOMERDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$193,561; Location: 125 S. HILLTOP AVENUE; 27,428 books;
919 audio materials; 927 video materials; 75 serial
subscriptions)
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