Louisburg vs Somerset

A side-by-side comparison of Louisburg and Somerset: population, income, housing, and more.

Louisburg and Somerset are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Louisburg has the higher population (5,034 vs 43 in Somerset). Since 2019, Louisburg's population has grown faster (+13.3% vs -66.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Louisburg	Somerset
Population	5,034	43
Median age	37.9 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,556	—
Median home value	$257,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,446	—
Housing units	2,262	32
Homeownership rate	68.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Louisburg	Somerset
Population	4,443 → 5,034 (+13.3%)	128 → 43 (-66.4%)
Median household income	$75,357 → $75,556 (+0.3%)	—
Median home value	$181,100 → $257,600 (+42.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$976 → $1,446 (+48.2%)	—

Louisburg

Population

4,4435,034

Median household income

$75,357$75,556

Median home value

$181,100$257,600

Median gross rent

$976$1,446

Somerset

Population

12843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Louisburg	Somerset
Under 5	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	37.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	25.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	37.2%
75 and over	7.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Louisburg	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	62.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	37.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Louisburg	Somerset
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Louisburg	Somerset
Drove alone	75.6%	59.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	40.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Louisburg	Somerset
1-unit, detached	77.2%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Louisburg	Somerset
Poverty rate	7.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.37	1.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1998	—