Paola vs Somerset

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

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

Paola has the higher population (5,757 vs 43 in Somerset). Since 2019, Paola's population has grown faster (+2.6% vs -66.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Paola	Somerset
Population	5,757	43
Median age	44.3 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,281	—
Median home value	$195,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,069	—
Housing units	2,667	32
Homeownership rate	65.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paola	Somerset
Population	5,611 → 5,757 (+2.6%)	128 → 43 (-66.4%)
Median household income	$51,324 → $73,281 (+42.8%)	—
Median home value	$134,800 → $195,000 (+44.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$728 → $1,069 (+46.8%)	—

Paola

Population

5,6115,757

Median household income

$51,324$73,281

Median home value

$134,800$195,000

Median gross rent

$728$1,069

Somerset

Population

12843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paola	Somerset
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.6%	37.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.6%	25.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	37.2%
75 and over	10.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paola	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	62.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	37.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paola	Somerset
No high school diploma	11.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paola	Somerset
Drove alone	76.1%	59.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	40.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paola	Somerset
1-unit, detached	73.6%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Paola	Somerset
Poverty rate	5.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.19	1.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1970	—