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Population (year 2000): 11,614. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,701 (+0.7% change)
Males: 5,460 (47.0%), Females: 6,154 (53.0%)
Atlantic County
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $42,222 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,000 (year 2000)
Races in Somers Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
- Black (7.0%)
- Hispanic (6.0%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (29.1%), Italian (20.3%),
German (17.0%), English (11.6%), Polish (5.3%), French (3.0%).
Elevation: 27 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Somers Point
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Somers Point city
- Never married: 30.7%
- Now married: 46.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 11.2%
8.2% Foreign born (3.2% Asia, 2.3% Latin
America, 1.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +354 (+3.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Somers Point:
- SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1 EAST NEW YORK AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Somers Point:
- ATLANTIC CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; ATLANTIC
CITY, NJ)
- BETTY BACHARACH REHAB CENTER (about 13 miles;
POMONA, NJ)
- BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Somers Point:
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 47 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 53 miles;
LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somers Point:
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 5 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; ID:
26N)
- ATLANTIC CITY MUNI/BADER FIELD (about 11 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: AIY)
- STEEL PIER TAJ MAHAL (about 13 miles; ATLANTIC CITY,
NJ; ID: 92N)
College/University in Somers Point:
- SEASHORE HEALING ARTS CENTER (Location: 505
NEW RD STE 5; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Somers Point:
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 13
miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BLACKWOOD,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TOMS RIVER,
NJ; FT enrollment: 4,651)
Public primary/middle schools in Somers Point:
- JORDAN RD ELEM SCH (Students: 697; Location:
JORDAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- DAWES AVE ELEM SCH (Students: 418; Location:
DAWES AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Somers Point:
- SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 327;
Location: HARBOR LANE; Grades: KG - 8)
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