ZIP 42501 · Somerset
Who lives in ZIP code 42501 (Somerset, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Somerset, KY · Pulaski County
uszips 2026
People18,214
Median age40.5
Household income$48,965
Home value$141,839
Median rent$748/mo
Poverty24.3%
College degree+17.6%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Somerset, KY (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 35 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,079
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 76.7% are adults.
Household income
18.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,749.
Education (adults 25+)
25.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.6%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 20.7%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 38.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.3%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 3.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 24.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.