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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Somerset Independent School District is $17,738, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Somerset Independent School District median household income is $26,550. On average Somerset Independent School District residents spend 14.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #126

Somerset Independent School District	17,738 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	21,250 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	23,885 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	17,989 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #163

Somerset Independent School District	26,550 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	37,711 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Somerset Independent School District		-1.78%
Kentucky		28.72%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Somerset Independent School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Somerset Independent School District		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.27%	$22,236, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.88%	$13,145, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.15%	$3,306, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.17%	$13,542, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	33,571 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	42,829 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$26,600, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$17,236, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$20,804, see rank	$34,575	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$12,813, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,846, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,997, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$17,027, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,366, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	3,214, 43.63%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,878, 58.43%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,878, 58.43%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,755, 93.45%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	123, 6.55%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,336, 41.57%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	4,152, 56.37%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,212, 53.28%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,212, 53.28%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,064, 93.31%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	148, 6.69%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,940, 46.72%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,720, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,947, 79.22%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	586, 15.75%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.56%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	126, 3.39%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	31, 0.83%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 0.24%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Somerset Independent School District	14.3 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,819	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	1,755, 45.95%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	664, 37.83%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	245, 13.96%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	443, 25.24%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	114, 6.50%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	230, 13.11%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,064, 54.05%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	584, 28.29%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	439, 21.27%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	918, 44.48%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65, 3.15%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 2.81%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Somerset Independent School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,819, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19, 0.50%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	230, 6.02%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	179, 4.69%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	75, 1.96%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	735, 19.25%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	177, 4.63%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.26%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	99, 2.59%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	374, 9.79%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,040, 27.23%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	500, 13.09%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	202, 5.29%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	179, 4.69%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Somerset Independent School District	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,760	33.49%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	663	28.85%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.