Being a small town, Somerville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Somerville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.47% of adults 25 and older in Somerville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Somerville in 2022 was $22,420, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,680 for a family of four. However, Somerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Somerville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.50% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Somerville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Somerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somerville include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Somerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Italian.
