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Somerset, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Somerset, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

12,108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$34,704

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.4% since 2018

Somerset added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,879 (89.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races476 (3.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone403 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race362 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone62 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone28 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish324
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island81
  3. 3.Other Indo-European66
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$32,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care992
  2. 2.Manufacturing684
  3. 3.Retail Trade588
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation569
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management369

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,503
  2. 2.Service Occupations973
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations945
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations618
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations408

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)684
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)569
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)588
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.98×)294
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)992

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$830/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

42.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999432 (21.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999280 (13.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999256 (12.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999208 (10.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999140 (6.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999123 (6.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$27,121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,483 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled644 (14.3%)
  • Worked at Home223 (5.0%)
  • Walked100 (2.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other41 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.