Being a small city, Somerset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Somerset is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.84% of adults 25 and older 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.
