Somerset, Kentucky demographics

Somerset, KY demographics: median age 39.8; 19.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Somerset city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2171688. The survey estimates a population of 12,216 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Somerset is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 4,951 households (±328). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.8 ±3.5	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	2,661 ±385	21.8% ±3.2 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	2,610 ±358	21.4% ±2.9 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	4,457 ±517	36.5% ±4.2 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,488 ±393	20.4% ±3.2 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	6,245 ±342	51.1% ±2.8 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	5,971 ±335	48.9% ±2.7 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	10,879 ±264	89.1% ±2.1 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	403 ±121	3.3% ±1.0 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	28 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	62 ±65 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	838 ±236	6.9% ±1.9 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,494 ±298	94.1% ±2.4 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	722 ±296	5.9% ±2.4 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,522 ±250	30.7% ±4.6 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	278 ±126	5.6% ±2.5 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	887 ±217	17.9% ±4.2 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,713 ±364	34.6% ±7.0 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	551 ±249	11.1% ±5.0 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,487 ±233	30.0% ±4.3 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,464 ±418	70.0% ±7.1 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,713 ±364	34.6% ±7.0 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,569 ±286	31.7% ±5.4 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	881 ±260	17.8% ±5.1 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	346 ±97	7.0% ±1.9 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	347 ±148	7.0% ±3.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	68 ±47 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	27 ±34 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,216
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	11,984 ±140	98.1% ±1.1 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	232 ±137 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,354
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	11,229 ±209	98.9% ±0.6 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	106 ±76 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	13 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,649
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,340 ±355	15.5% ±4.0 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,639 ±368	30.5% ±4.0 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,083 ±427	24.1% ±4.8 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	865 ±265	10.0% ±3.0 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	890 ±274	10.3% ±3.1 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	832 ±204	9.6% ±2.3 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	10,109 ±416	83.9% ±3.4 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,063 ±334	8.8% ±2.8 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	790 ±290	6.6% ±2.4 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	84 ±84 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.6% of Somerset residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 83.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Somerset	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.6% ±2.5 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.6% ±3.0 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±2.1 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Somerset . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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