Somerset vs Spencerville

A side-by-side comparison of Somerset and Spencerville: population, income, housing, and more.

Somerset and Spencerville are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spencerville has the higher population (1,433 vs 1,020 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median home value ($1,820,800 vs $626,100 in Spencerville). Since 2019, Somerset's population has grown faster (-6.4% vs -31.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Somerset	Spencerville
Population	1,020	1,433
Median age	50.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	—
Median home value	$1,820,800	$626,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	—
Housing units	381	520
Homeownership rate	88.6%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.2%	43.2%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Somerset	Spencerville
Population	1,090 → 1,020 (-6.4%)	2,079 → 1,433 (-31.1%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$117,578 → $107,019 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$1,475,800 → $1,820,800 (+23.4%)	$564,600 → $626,100 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$2,795 → $1,917 (-31.4%)

Somerset

Population

1,0901,020

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,475,800$1,820,800

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Spencerville

Population

2,0791,433

Median household income

$117,578$107,019

Median home value

$564,600$626,100

Median gross rent

$2,795$1,917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Somerset	Spencerville
Under 5	2.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	27.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	1.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	21.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	14.9%
75 and over	8.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Somerset	Spencerville
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	46.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	25.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Somerset	Spencerville
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	2.2%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	68.0%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Somerset	Spencerville
Drove alone	21.7%	62.7%
Carpooled	1.4%	1.9%
Public transit	15.7%	0.7%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.1%	34.8%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Somerset	Spencerville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Somerset	Spencerville
Poverty rate	2.2%	20.1%
Average household size	2.84	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1955	1970