People QuickFacts Somerset Kentucky Population, 2012 estimate 11,320 4,380,415 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 11,196 4,339,357 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.1% 0.9% Population, 2010 11,196 4,339,367 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.6% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 20.9% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.9% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 54.0% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 92.3% 87.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.5% 7.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.7% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.7% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 90.4% 86.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.1% 84.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.7% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.1% 4.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 77.3% 81.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.9% 20.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 791 323,823 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.3 22.6  Housing units, 2010 5,491 1,927,164 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 50.8% 69.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 35.0% 17.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $99,800 $118,700 Households, 2007-2011 5,088 1,681,085 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.07 2.49 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $19,700 $23,033 Median household income, 2007-2011 $27,605 $42,248 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 23.3% 18.1%     Business QuickFacts Somerset Kentucky Total number of firms, 2007 1,770 337,600 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 3.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.0% 25.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 483,608 119,105,421 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 475,328 74,680,759 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 673,739 50,405,925 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $55,782 $11,843 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 38,630 6,300,866     Geography QuickFacts Somerset Kentucky Land area in square miles, 2010 11.32 39,486.34 Persons per square mile, 2010 989.4 109.9 FIPS Code 71688 21 Counties Pulaski County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts