PlainZIP

Somerset, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Somerset, KY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 40,486. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SOMERSET-KY · Somerset, KY 2 ZIPs · 40,486 pop · #21152/25278 · Pulaski County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,836
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21152/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Science Hill
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 40,486
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 42501→42503
  • HOME-LOW $176,200

Nearest income peer: Science Hill, KY (+ $901 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Somerset

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Somerset on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Somerset, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
40,486
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,836
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,836 average) · poverty 19.8%. The primary code (42503) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Somerset as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Morehead is the closest lower-income city and Canada the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Somerset.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Somerset differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Somerset: $48,965 in ZIP 42501 to $54,707 in 42503. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

42501 to 42503

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

42501 to 42503

Poverty-rate spread
9.1 points

42503 to 42501

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 42503 skews compact Somerset

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 42503 covers about 57% of Somerset's 40,486 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Somerset

Citywide ZBP: 1,196 establishments, 19,142 employees , annual payroll $863,484k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42501 (700 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (238) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Somerset, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Pulaski County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Somerset. See the Pulaski County roll-up →

Somerset lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Pulaski County: Nancy and Bronston earn more and Eubank, Burnside and Ferguson earn less. Ferguson marks the far end of that range at $41,000, 21% below Somerset.

Side-by-side: Compare 42503 vs 42501 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42503 22,894 $54,707 496 68
42501 17,592 $48,965 700 34
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Somerset roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Somerset, .