Somerdale is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,546 people and three associated neighborhoods, Somerdale is the 299th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Somerdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Even though Somerdale is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of Somerdale overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Somerdale, 24.88% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Somerdale in 2022 was $41,249, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,996 for a family of four. However, Somerdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Somerdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Somerdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somerdale include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Somerdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.