Ferguson vs Somerset

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

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

Somerset has the higher population (12,108 vs 806 in Ferguson). Ferguson has the higher median household income ($33,981 vs $32,910 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $115,000 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Somerset
Population	806	12,108
Median age	48.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,981	$32,910
Median home value	$115,000	$140,900
Median gross rent	$678	$830
Housing units	374	5,255
Homeownership rate	68.1%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Somerset
Population	985 → 806 (-18.2%)	11,447 → 12,108 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $33,981 (-4.6%)	$29,611 → $32,910 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $115,000 (+35.3%)	$118,800 → $140,900 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $678 (-12.5%)	$657 → $830 (+26.3%)

Ferguson

Population

985806

Median household income

$35,625$33,981

Median home value

$85,000$115,000

Median gross rent

$775$678

Somerset

Population

11,44712,108

Median household income

$29,611$32,910

Median home value

$118,800$140,900

Median gross rent

$657$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Somerset
Under 5	1.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	19.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	15.4%	9.9%
75 and over	8.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Somerset
No high school diploma	28.7%	18.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Somerset
Drove alone	67.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	26.1%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Somerset
1-unit, detached	85.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Somerset
Poverty rate	36.1%	28.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1973	1975