Somerset, KY Demographic Data
Somerset, KY Summary
Somerset is located in Pulaski County in Kentucky
- Population: 11,254
- Area: 11.33 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 992.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 874.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Somerset, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,148
54%
50.8
Male
5,267
46%
49.2
Total Population
11,415
323,128,000
Somerset, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
573
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
892
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
670
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
606
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
631
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,407
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,586
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,586
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
456
4.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
813
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,045
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
766
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
384
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,933
78.3%
77.2
Female
4,886
54.7%
51.3
Male
4,047
45.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,592
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,583
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,195
19.2%
15.2
Female
1,394
63.5%
55.8
Male
801
36.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Somerset, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,222
98.3%
96.8
White
10,768
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
380
3.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
0.2%
0.8
Asian
5
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
48
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
193
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
453
4.0%
17.8
Mexican
116
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
26
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
306
2.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,962
96.0%
82.2
Somerset, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,063
13.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
665
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,923
36.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,490
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
726
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
829
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
347
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,728
21.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,315
78.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,176
14.6%
31.2
Somerset, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,865
30.9%
33.7%
Now Married
3,032
32.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,873
20.2%
11.0%
Separated
414
4.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,096
11.8
5.8%
Somerset, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,726
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
116
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
96
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Somerset, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,217
24.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
524
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
759
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
623
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
771
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
514
10.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
280
5.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
195
3.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
75
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
55
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
25,070
57,617
Per capita income
17,802
31,128
Somerset, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
735
18.1%
9.8
Construction
209
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
914
22.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
241
5.9%
6.6
Information
85
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
292
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
188
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
442
10.9%
11.4
Public administration
255
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
398
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
139
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
147
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
317
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,177
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
537
13.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,107
27.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
918
22.6%
18.1%
Somerset, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,006
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,170
79.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
554
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
158
3.9%
2.7
Other means
73
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
51
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.7
26.6
Somerset, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
762
15.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,566
51.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,295
25.8%
37.1
3 or more
390
7.8%
21.0
Somerset, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,013
88.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,226
44.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,787
55.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
641
11.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Somerset, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,654
1 room
128
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
208
3.7%
2.7
3 rooms
589
10.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,112
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,438
25.4%
19.8
6 rooms
921
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
559
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
231
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
468
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Somerset, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,654
1-unit, detached
3,258
57.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
134
2.4%
5.9
2-units
471
8.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
707
12.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
744
13.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
91
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
196
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
53
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Somerset, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
737
13.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
256
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
807
14.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
854
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,326
23.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
689
12.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
489
8.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
466
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
30
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Somerset, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,204
44.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15
0.3%
4.7
Electricity
2,674
53.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
26
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
57
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.7%
1.1
Somerset, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,173
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
11
0.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
70
6.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
89
7.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
171
14.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
235
20.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
591
50.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
486
41.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
276
23.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
109
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
3.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
261
22.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,722
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
6.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,158
42.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,391
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
65
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
577
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
334
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
273
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
3.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
302
11.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
247
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,430
53.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
95
0.0%
0.0%
Somerset, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,226
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
340
15.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
691
31.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
560
25.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
274
12.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
164
7.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
165
7.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
32
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,100
205,000
