Township · Ohio

Somers Township, Ohio

Somers Township, township, in Preble County, Ohio. Somers Township had 3,814 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 3,829 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,802 (±32). GEOID 3913572964.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

3,814

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 3,829 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,802 ±32

Median household income

$64,350

±$14,560 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$165,000

±$13,736 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$811

±$123 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Somers Township and what county is it in?

Somers Township is a township in Preble County, Ohio. It covers 35.8 square miles of land, 107 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Somers Township: Camden (village, 1,989 in 2020).

Somers Township (marked with a dot) in Preble County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Somers Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 3,814 people lived in Somers Township on July 1, 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, while Ohio grew 0.9%. The 2020 Census counted 3,829 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,802 (±32).

  • July 2020→2021 −10 (3,816)
  • 2021→2022 −28 (3,788)
  • 2022→2023 +9 (3,797)
  • 2023→2024 +19 (3,816)
  • 2024→2025 −2 (3,814)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureSomers TownshipPreble CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population3,802±3240,76511,810,293−100
Households1,583±10516,7254,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.40±0.162.422.37no clear change
Housing units1,926±11818,1405,292,391no clear change

Somers Township's population since 2000

From 4,245 in 2000 to 3,814 in 2025: down 10.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Somers Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 4,245
  • 2005 (estimate) 4,136
  • 2010 Census 3,992
  • 2015 (estimate) 3,916
  • 2020 Census 3,829
  • 2025 (estimate) 3,814

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Somers Township?

The median resident of Somers Township is 45.5 years old; 21.4% are under 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 95.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.5%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureSomers TownshipPreble CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age45.5±4.743.339.7no clear change
Under 18 years21.4%±2.5 pts22.2%22.0%–
65 years and over17.5%±3.4 pts20.4%18.3%–
Male51.8%±3.3 pts49.8%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%±1.6 pts1.1%4.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic95.7%±2.4 pts95.0%75.8%−3.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.6 pts0.7%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts0.1%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.5%±1.5 pts2.8%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.0 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±1.0 pts0.6%5.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.0%±1.0 pts1.5%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.1%±2.4 pts7.7%6.6%–
With a disability16.1%±3.6 pts15.8%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage6.9%±2.9 pts5.4%6.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.7%±2.6 pts92.5%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)15.1%±5.9 pts18.5%31.5%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.2%±1.6 pts6.9%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier89.3%±6.7 pts92.5%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.2%±0.3 pts1.2%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Somers Township earn?

Half of Somers Township's 1,583 households earn less than $64,350 a year (±$14,560), against $69,223 in Preble County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $68,977 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 16.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureSomers TownshipPreble CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$64,350±$14,560$69,223$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$79,642±$13,900$84,162$96,990–
Per capita income$32,971±$5,223$34,711$40,552no clear change
People below the poverty line16.9%±5.3 pts12.6%13.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line33.6%±13.2 pts18.9%17.8%+19.4 pts
Households receiving SNAP10.5%±4.5 pts10.2%12.5%–
Households with a computer97.3%±1.4 pts93.6%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription91.7%±4.1 pts88.0%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Somers Township?

Owners occupy 73.7% of Somers Township's occupied homes and renters 26.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,000 by its owner (±$13,736). The median renter pays $811 a month including utilities, and 32.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureSomers TownshipPreble CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$165,000±$13,736$180,900$214,800no clear change
Median gross rent$811±$123$794$1,034no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent32.9%±19.1 pts30.5%37.3%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,356±$227$1,278$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes73.7%±8.5 pts79.7%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes26.3%±8.5 pts20.3%32.8%–
Housing units1,926±11818,1405,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.9%±1.4 pts0.6%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±8.6 pts3.6%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes71.0%±7.3 pts86.9%68.8%–
Mobile homes18.3%±5.9 pts3.2%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.6%±1.0 pts0.4%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20193.3%±3.1 pts3.3%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier19.0%±6.3 pts26.8%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle2.7%±1.4 pts4.0%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Somers Township work and get to work?

75.9% of Somers Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 29.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureSomers TownshipPreble CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)54.8%±4.1 pts61.9%63.1%–
Unemployment rate2.4%±2.1 pts3.2%4.8%–
Drove alone to work75.9%±7.7 pts82.8%75.1%–
Carpooled14.8%±6.2 pts7.2%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±2.2 pts0.1%1.0%–
Walked3.3%±3.1 pts2.0%2.0%–
Worked from home6.0%±5.3 pts7.3%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work29.2 min±2.526.4 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Somers Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Somers Township, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Somers Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Somers Township
Tract 4701.02Preble County4,191 $65,893 $169,50076%
Tract 4701.01Preble County3,506 $86,288 $212,3002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Somers Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Somers Township compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Somers Township is the 2,930th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 372nd-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Somers Township ranks 1,147th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Somers Township's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate372nd1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)857th1,589
Residents per square mile1,117th1,734
Median household income1,147th1,699
Per capita income1,124th1,729
Median home value1,165th1,707
Median gross rent1,067th1,453
Poverty rate274th1,116
Bachelor's degree or higher1,257th1,613
Median age491st1,727
Owner-occupied share1,132nd1,732
Travel time to work370th1,731

Somers Township's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Somers Township?

17 of the 57 figures for Somers Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Somers Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.