| | People QuickFacts | Somerset | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 11,296 | 4,366,814 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,196 | 4,339,357 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,196 | 4,339,367 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.9% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.9% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.0% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 92.3% | 87.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.5% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.7% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 90.4% | 86.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.1% | 84.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.1% | 4.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 77.3% | 81.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 15.9% | 20.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 791 | 323,823 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.3 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,491 | 1,927,164 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 50.8% | 69.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 35.0% | 17.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $99,800 | $118,700 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,088 | 1,681,085 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.07 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,700 | $23,033 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $27,605 | $42,248 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.3% | 18.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Somerset | Kentucky |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,770 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.9% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.0% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 483,608 | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 475,328 | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 673,739 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $55,782 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 38,630 | 6,300,866 |