Somerset

Population: 12,108
Median household income: $32,910
Median home value: $140,900

Somerset, a community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, has 12,108 residents. Its median household income of $32,910 runs below the Pulaski County figure of $50,943.

From 2019 to 2023, Somerset's population grew 5.8% from 11,447 to 12,108, while its median home value rose 18.6% from $118,800 to $140,900.

16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,108
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $32,910
Median home value: $140,900
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 5,255
Homeownership rate: 42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,44712,108

Median household income

$29,611$32,910

Median home value

$118,800$140,900

Median gross rent

$657$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,447	$29,611	$118,800	$657
2020	11,548	$27,739	$113,400	$670
2021	11,696	$30,107	$117,000	$711
2022	11,998	$33,245	$131,900	$812
2023	12,108	$32,910	$140,900	$830

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	895	7.4%
5 to 17	1,793	14.8%
18 to 24	1,031	8.5%
25 to 34	1,671	13.8%
35 to 44	1,597	13.2%
45 to 54	1,273	10.5%
55 to 64	1,411	11.7%
65 to 74	1,195	9.9%
75 and over	1,242	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,419	86.1%
Black or African American	437	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	180	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	403	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	655	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,582	18.9%
High school graduate	2,615	31.2%
Some college or associate's	2,778	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	710	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	704	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,483	77.6%
Carpooled	644	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	223	5.0%
Other means	41	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,967	46.1%
15 to 29 min	1,460	34.2%
30 to 44 min	338	7.9%
45 to 59 min	199	4.7%
60+ min	304	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 28.7% (3,172 of 11,061)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,721	57.8%
Nonfamily households	1,987	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,708	89.6%
Vacant	547	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,019	42.9%
Renter-occupied	2,689	57.1%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,504	66.7%
1-unit, attached	171	3.3%
2 to 4 units	828	15.8%
5 to 19 units	588	11.2%
20 or more units	56	1.1%
Mobile home & other	108	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2171688
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.0865, -84.6054