Science Hill vs Somerset

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

Science Hill 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 790 in Science Hill). Science Hill has the higher median household income ($53,542 vs $32,910 in Somerset). Somerset has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $129,300 in Science Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Science Hill	Somerset
Population	790	12,108
Median age	32.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,542	$32,910
Median home value	$129,300	$140,900
Median gross rent	$843	$830
Housing units	279	5,255
Homeownership rate	73.8%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Science Hill	Somerset
Population	665 → 790 (+18.8%)	11,447 → 12,108 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $53,542 (+64.7%)	$29,611 → $32,910 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $129,300 (+25.7%)	$118,800 → $140,900 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $843 (+37.3%)	$657 → $830 (+26.3%)

Science Hill

Population

665790

Median household income

$32,500$53,542

Median home value

$102,900$129,300

Median gross rent

$614$843

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)

	Science Hill	Somerset
Under 5	10.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.9%
75 and over	3.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Science Hill	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Science Hill	Somerset
No high school diploma	11.8%	18.9%
High school graduate	30.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Science Hill	Somerset
Drove alone	82.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Science Hill	Somerset
1-unit, detached	92.1%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Science Hill	Somerset
Poverty rate	24.3%	28.7%
Average household size	2.96	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	1975