Editing Somerset, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1830 = 231
| 1850 = 412
| 1860 = 662
| 1870 = 587
| 1880 = 805
| 1890 = 2625
| 1900 = 3384
| 1910 = 4491
| 1920 = 4072
| 1930 = 5508
| 1940 = 6154
| 1950 = 7097
| 1960 = 7112
| 1970 = 10436
| 1980 = 10649
| 1990 = 10733
| 2000 = 11352
| 2010 = 11196
| 2020 = 11924
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 12218
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

The major demographic differences between the city and the micropolitan area relate to income, housing composition, and age. The micropolitan area, as compared to the incorporated city, is more suburban in flavor and has a younger housing stock and a higher income, and contains most of the area's school-age population. Over the last 20 years, housing growth has occurred along the Fishing Creek tributary of Lake Cumberland, which lies just to the west of the City of Somerset, and along the main body of Lake Cumberland between the City of Burnside and Fishing Creek. Much of the Somerset area housing growth in the last 20 years is lake oriented.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000,  11,352 people, 4,831 households, and 2,845 families resided in the City of Somerset. The [[population density]] for the city was {{convert|1,007.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons}}. A karst valley occupies the south-central portion of the city, taking up about 25% of the land area; this valley is quasi-industrialized and also contains parks and recreational facilities; most of the population lives to the east and north of this valley in fairly compact residential neighborhoods that have a real population density of about 1,800 persons per square mile. The 5,428 housing units had an average density of {{convert|481.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.16% White, 3.66% Black, 0.18% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.99% of the population.

Of the 4,831 households, 26.6% had children under 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were not families. About 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city, the age distribution was 20.6% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,362, and for a family was $31,226. Males had a median income of $28,536 versus $20,194 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,048. About 16.4% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.3% of those under 18 and 18.9% of those 65 or over.