Somerset

Population: 1,417
Median household income: $49,145
Median home value: $190,200

Located in Perry County, Ohio, Somerset is a community with a population of 1,417. Its median household income of $49,145 runs below the Perry County figure of $64,737.

Between 2019 and 2023, Somerset's population declined 18.0% from 1,728 to 1,417, while its median home value rose 56.7% from $121,400 to $190,200.

21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,417
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,145
Median home value: $190,200
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 711
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7281,417

Median household income

$49,516$49,145

Median home value

$121,400$190,200

Median gross rent

$600$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,728	$49,516	$121,400	$600
2020	1,796	$52,500	$130,800	$752
2021	1,743	$51,012	$139,600	$748
2022	1,544	$56,518	$161,300	$774
2023	1,417	$49,145	$190,200	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3420.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 543.5%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	4.1%
5 to 17	359	25.3%
18 to 24	80	5.6%
25 to 34	291	20.5%
35 to 44	152	10.7%
45 to 54	49	3.5%
55 to 64	115	8.1%
65 to 74	164	11.6%
75 and over	149	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,276	90.0%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	11.6%
High school graduate	364	39.6%
Some college or associate's	249	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	158	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	320	73.9%
Carpooled	10	2.3%
Public transit	5	1.2%
Walked	10	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	88	20.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	15.1%
15 to 29 min	125	36.2%
30 to 44 min	96	27.8%
45 to 59 min	51	14.8%
60+ min	21	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 19.2% (251 of 1,309)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	50.3%
Nonfamily households	292	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	587	82.6%
Vacant	124	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	350	59.6%
Renter-occupied	237	40.4%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	528	74.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.6%
2 to 4 units	36	5.1%
5 to 19 units	50	7.0%
20 or more units	39	5.5%
Mobile home & other	54	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3972977
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8066, -82.2996