Editing Somerville, Massachusetts (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}

{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1850|3540
|1860|8025
|1870|14685
|1880|24933
|1890|40152
|1900|61643
|1910|77236
|1920|93091
|1930|103908
|1940|102177
|1950|102351
|1960|94697
|1970|88779
|1980|77372
|1990|76210
|2000|77478
|2010|75754
|2020|81045
|2024*|82149
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/somervillecitymassachusetts,US/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=September 15, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608144525/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/somervillecitymassachusetts,US/PST045219|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|footnote=* = population estimate.  {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref>{{cite web| title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=November 25, 2023| url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html| archive-date=July 11, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

Somerville has experienced dramatic growth since the [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] of Boston's [[MBTA subway]] system was extended through Somerville in 1985, especially in the area between Harvard and Tufts. This was especially accelerated by the [[dot-com bubble]] of the late 90s, rising incomes, and concomitant rises in demand for urban housing. This growth did not, however, translate into an increase in the population of the city overall, as seen in the table.

Tensions between long-time residents/families and recent arrivals (often referred to as "[[yuppies]]") exist, with many of the former accusing the latter of ignoring problems such as drugs and gang violence. Incidents such as anti-"yuppie" [[graffiti]], appearing around town in 2005, highlight this rift. The economic and cultural clash between the city of Somerville and its neighboring cities of Boston and Cambridge has created an underlying tension between residents that has persisted for multiple generations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-14 |title=Cambridge Vs Somerville: Is Your Hometown More Interesting? - CBS Boston |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hometown-squabble-what-makes-yours-more-interesting/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-16 |title=Six-City Compact to Address Regional Economic Development in Metro Boston {{!}} Boston.gov |url=https://www.boston.gov/news/six-city-compact-address-regional-economic-development-metro-boston |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.boston.gov |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329021719/https://www.boston.gov/news/six-city-compact-address-regional-economic-development-metro-boston |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-26 |title=Class-Divided Cities: Boston Edition |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-26/class-divided-cities-boston-edition |access-date=2024-03-29 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417025719/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-26/class-divided-cities-boston-edition |url-status=live }}</ref>

Due to Somerville's proximity to various institutions of [[higher education]], the city has a constant influx of college students and young professionals, who reside in sections near [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] where [[Harvard University]], [[Lesley University]], and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] are located and near [[Tufts University]], which straddles the Somerville-Medford city line. The city is inhabited by [[blue collar]] [[Irish American]], [[Italian American]], [[Greek American]], and [[Portuguese American]] families, who are spread throughout the city.

In November 1997, the ''[[Utne Reader]]'' named [[Davis Square]] in Somerville one of the 15 hippest places to live in the U.S.<ref>Jay Walljasper and Daniel Kraker, {{cite web | date = November–December 1997 | url = http://xn--caf-dma.utne.com/1997-11-01/hip-hot-spots.aspx | title = Hip Hot Spots: The 15 Hippest Places to Live | publisher = [[Utne Reader]] }} {{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Somerville is home to a thriving arts community and boasts the second highest number of artists per capita in America.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.somervillema.gov/about-somerville
 |title        = About Somerville
 |publisher    = City of Somerville
 |access-date   = 2013-03-22
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130523112911/http://www.somervillema.gov/about-somerville
 |archive-date = 2013-05-23
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

===Statistics===
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Somerville, Massachusetts – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Somerville city, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2562535|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628140021/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2562535|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Somerville city, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2562535&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628140026/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2562535&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Somerville city, Massachusetts|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2562535&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628140026/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2562535&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|56,320
|52,359
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52,874
|72.69%
|69.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,868
|4,869
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,215
|6.28%
|6.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.20%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|128
|90
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80
|0.17%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,972
|6,578
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,567
|6.42%
|8.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|33
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.04%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1,197
|1,689
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,288
|1.54%
|2.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3,174
|2,136
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,850
|4.10%
|2.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.98%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,786
|8,017
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,159
|8.76%
|10.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.30%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''77,478'''
|'''75,754'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''81,045'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 81,045 people and 34,523 households residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|19,656.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States#Racial and ethnic categories|racial makeup]] of the city was 74.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 9.4% Asian, and 6.9% Two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.3% of the population, and White, non-Hispanic or Latino residents were 68.8%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/somervillecitymassachusetts/POP010220#qf-flag-X|accessdate=2023-07-13|title=QuickFacts: Somerville city, Massachusetts}}</ref>  The city regularly provides translation services and alerts into [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Haitian Creole]], and [[Nepali language|Nepali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.somervillema.gov/alerts|accessdate=2022-06-22|title=Sign Up for City Alerts|publisher=City of Somerville|archive-date=June 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622133819/https://www.somervillema.gov/alerts|url-status=live}}</ref>

There were 34,523 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 60.5% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=somerville+ma&t=Family+Size+and+Type&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1101|accessdate=2023-07-13|title=American Community Survey: S1101:HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES|archive-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713201655/https://data.census.gov/table?q=somerville+ma&t=Family+Size+and+Type&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1101|url-status=live}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $108,896 (in 2021 dollars), and the [[per capita income]] for the city was $58,437. About 10.4% of the residents were below the [[Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau)|poverty line]].