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Population (year 2000): 9,059. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,609 (+6.1% change)
Males: 4,568 (50.4%), Females: 4,491 (49.6%)
Kenosha County
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $49,608 (year 2000)
Median house value: $151,700 (year 2000)
Races in Somers:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Black (3.2%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.7%), Italian (11.3%),
Irish (10.4%), English (9.6%), Polish (7.9%), United States
(5.7%).
Elevation: 700 feet
For population 25 years and over in Somers
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Somers town
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3.9% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.4% Asia, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,540 (+20.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Somers:
- AURORA MEDICAL CTR KENOSHA (about 6 miles; KENOSHA,
WI)
- CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WI-KENOSHA (about 8 miles;
KENOSHA, WI)
- UNITED HOSP SYS KENOSHA MED CTR (about 8 miles;
KENOSHA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Somers:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 4 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 47 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somers:
- SYLVANIA (about 5 miles; STURTEVANT, WI; ID: C89)
- JOHN H BATTEN (about 11 miles; RACINE, WI; ID: RAC)
- VALHALLA (about 12 miles; NORTH CAPE, WI; ID: 84C)
Amtrak station near Somers:
- 5 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Somers:
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; KENOSHA,
WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (about 18 miles;
KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 3,945)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 23 miles; GRAYSLAKE,
IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 26 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 18,994)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI;
FT enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
- MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 28 miles;
MILWAUKEE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,093)
Private high school in Somers:
- SHORELAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
335; Location: 9026 12TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
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