Somerville

  1. Somerville Legal Resources
  2. Somerville Statistics
  3. Somerville Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Somerville Employment Information
  5. Somerville Family Information
  6. Somerville Education Information
  7. Somerville Public Benefits Information
  8. Somerville Criminal Information
  9. Somerville Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Somerville Zip Codes


Somerville Legal Resources Back to top
Alabama Law
Alabama Constitution
Alabama Codes from Justia
Code of Alabama from Alabama Legislative Information System Online (ALISON)
Administrative Code of Alabama from ALISON
Alabama Legislation 1998+ from ALISON

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Alabama Northern


Somerville Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 7,391
  • Land Area (2000): 217.866 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 12.996 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,983
Somerville Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 176 2.33%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,372 97.67%

Somerville Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Employment Information Back to top
Somerville Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 345 16.60%
2. Metal Manufactuing 189 9.10%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 154 7.41%
4. Chemical Manufacturing 100 4.81%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 85 4.09%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 72 3.46%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 70 3.37%
8. Public Administration 69 3.32%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 60 2.89%
10. Truck Transportation 60 2.89%
11. Repair and Maintenance 58 2.79%
12. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 56 2.69%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 55 2.65%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 53 2.55%
15. Utilities 44 2.12%
16. Food Manufacturing 39 1.88%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 38 1.83%
18. Educational Services 38 1.83%
19. Department and Other General Stores 37 1.78%
20. Health Care 37 1.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 203 14.34%
2. Health Care 162 11.44%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 99 6.99%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 90 6.36%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 67 4.73%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 59 4.17%
7. Department and Other General Stores 48 3.39%
8. Finance and Insurance 43 3.04%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 34 2.40%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 34 2.40%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 31 2.19%
12. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 31 2.19%
13. Construction 30 2.12%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 30 2.12%
15. Social Assistance 29 2.05%
16. U.S. Postal Service 29 2.05%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 28 1.98%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 26 1.84%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 25 1.77%
20. Metal Manufactuing 23 1.62%

Somerville Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 187 9.00%
2. Other Production Occupations 187 9.00%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 117 5.63%
4. Other Construction Trades 77 3.71%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 74 3.56%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 72 3.46%
7. Carpenters 65 3.13%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 64 3.08%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 62 2.98%
10. Other Management Occupations 59 2.84%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 59 2.84%
12. Engineers 58 2.79%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 56 2.69%
14. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 55 2.65%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 49 2.36%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 49 2.36%
17. Computer Specialists 47 2.26%
18. Other Material Moving Workers 47 2.26%
19. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 40 1.92%
20. Construction Laborers 39 1.88%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 86 6.07%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 81 5.72%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 79 5.58%
4. Cashiers 76 5.37%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 64 4.52%
6. Secretaries and Admins 63 4.45%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 61 4.31%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 59 4.17%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 57 4.03%
10. Registered Nurses 54 3.81%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 50 3.53%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 41 2.90%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 39 2.75%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 35 2.47%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 35 2.47%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 32 2.26%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 31 2.19%
18. Other Management Occupations 30 2.12%
19. Customer Service Representatives 29 2.05%
20. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 28 1.98%

Somerville Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,330 57.18%
15-35 hours 562 9.65%
1-14 hours 165 2.83%
No regular hours 1,767 30.34%

Somerville Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 113 3.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM 236 7.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 303 9.10%
6 AM-6:29 AM 465 13.96%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 429 12.88%
7 AM-7:29 AM 550 16.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 303 9.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM 200 6.01%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 55 1.65%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 51 1.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 59 1.77%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 8 0.24%
Noon-3:59 PM 285 8.56%
4 PM-11:59 PM 273 8.20%

Somerville Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 45 1.35%
5-9 152 4.56%
10-14 217 6.52%
15-19 455 13.66%
20-24 560 16.82%
25-29 355 10.66%
30-34 778 23.36%
35-39 208 6.25%
40-44 206 6.19%
45-59 269 8.08%
60-89 43 1.29%
At least 90 42 1.26%

Somerville Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.15% 1,779 53.42%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,192 35.80%
45-59 0 0.00% 269 8.08%
At least 60 0 0.00% 85 2.55%

Somerville Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 3 0.09%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 444 12.94%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,858 83.32%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.15%
Color 6 Box Walked 20 0.58%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 100 2.92%

Somerville Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,844 (7,548 people)
Families (2000): 2,260 (6,834 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 877
People at same address in 1995: 4,470
Somerville Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 247 8.68%
$10,000-$14,999 183 6.43%
$15,000-$19,999 213 7.49%
$20,000-$24,999 184 6.47%
$25,000-$29,999 258 9.07%
$30,000-$34,999 157 5.52%
$35,000-$39,999 194 6.82%
$40,000-$44,999 164 5.77%
$45,000-$49,999 170 5.98%
$50,000-$59,999 309 10.86%
$60,000-$74,999 319 11.22%
$75,000-$99,999 245 8.61%
$100,000-$124,999 126 4.43%
$125,000-$149,999 24 0.84%
$150,000-$199,999 36 1.27%
$200,000 or more 15 0.53%

Somerville Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 506 18.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 934 33.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 67 2.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 548 19.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 10 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 505 18.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 156 5.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 44 1.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 17 0.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Somerville Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,358 31.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 835 11.19%
Public Assistance 25 0.34%
Retirement 445 5.96%
Self Employment 366 4.90%
Social Security 675 9.05%
Supplemental Security 86 1.15%
Wage / Salary 2,252 30.18%
Other 420 5.63%

Somerville Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,044 53.48%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 908 46.52%

Somerville Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 275 9.22%
Color 1 Box Married 2,046 68.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 609 20.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 54 1.81%

Somerville Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 294 9.97%
Color 1 Box Married 2,032 68.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 378 12.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 244 8.28%

Somerville Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Education Information Back to top
Somerville Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 423 7.59%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,176 21.11%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,853 33.27%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,236 22.19%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 241 4.33%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 433 7.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 208 3.73%

Somerville Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 68 0.92% 78 1.06% 146 1.98%
Kindergarten 127 1.72% 0 0.00% 127 1.72%
Grades 1-4 462 6.25% 25 0.34% 487 6.59%
Grades 5-8 380 5.14% 19 0.26% 399 5.40%
Grades 9-12 449 6.07% 40 0.54% 489 6.62%
Undergrad college 164 2.22% 9 0.12% 173 2.34%
Graduate or professional school 12 0.16% 2 0.03% 14 0.19%
Total 1,662 22.49% 173 2.34% 1,835 24.83%

Somerville Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Public Benefits Information Back to top
Somerville Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,858 91.09%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 671 8.91%

Somerville Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Criminal Information Back to top
Somerville Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 13.889 38.889 0.000 52.778
2007 0.000 2.123 0.000 0.000 2.123 0.000 12.739 50.955 4.246 67.941

Somerville Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 4
2007 0 3

Somerville Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Somerville Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,017 13.76%
10-19 Years 1,109 15.00%
20-29 Years 879 11.89%
30-39 Years 1,145 15.49%
40-49 Years 1,298 17.56%
50-59 Years 935 12.65%
60-69 Years 553 7.48%
70-79 Years 334 4.52%
80-89 Years 109 1.47%
90+ Years 12 0.16%

Somerville Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,745 50.67%
Color 1 Box Female 3,646 49.33%

Somerville Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 6,972 94.33%
Color 1 Box African-American 190 2.57%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 83 1.12%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 69 0.93%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 60 0.81%
Color 2 Box Asian 14 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Somerville Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,876 39.24%
2. Irish 786 16.44%
3. English 724 15.14%
4. German 519 10.86%
5. Scotch Irish 208 4.35%
6. French Non-Basque 147 3.07%
7. Scottish 106 2.22%
8. European 83 1.74%
9. Dutch 64 1.34%
10. Hungarian 40 0.84%

Somerville Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,863 97.13%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 178 2.52%
3. French 17 0.24%
4. German 5 0.07%
5. Tagalog 3 0.04%

Somerville Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,458 98.81%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 37 0.49%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 53 0.70%

Somerville Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Somerville Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Somerville Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
35670