Somerset.
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Kentucky·Pulaski County
11 tracts·12K people·$144K median·785/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Black 3 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Other 35 · Living alone 35 · Married couple 31
Health 36 · Retail 19 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 8 · Leisure 8 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 22 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Somerset is $144,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Somerset has 12,216 residents across 5 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 85.8% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 3.3% Black, 0.2% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.2% (Census ACS).
Hopkins Elementary School (71%), Pulaski Elementary School (61%) and Southern Elementary School (55%) lead the elementary schools; Southern Middle School (58%), Northern Middle School (55%) and Meece Middle School (47%) lead the middle schools; Pulaski County High School (62%), Somerset High School (56%) and Eagle Academy (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $775/month, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Somerset is $34,704 a year, 60% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Somerset, median rent is $775/month and the median home value is $144,000 (Census ACS).
Somerset reported 2.4 violent crimes and 23.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Somerset are winter weather (95), cold wave (88) and hail (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Somerset, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).