Somerset is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 12,218 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Somerset is the 35th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Somerset is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Somerset is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Somerset who work in office and administrative support (12.79%), food service (9.97%), and sales jobs (7.98%). Being a small city, Somerset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Somerset who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.84% of the adults in Somerset have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Somerset in 2022 was $29,740, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,960 for a family of four. However, Somerset contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Somerset is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Somerset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerset residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somerset include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Somerset is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
