Somerset, Kentucky

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Pulaski County

Population in July 2007: 12,320. Population change since 2000: +7.3%

Males: 5,568	(45.2%)
Females: 6,752	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 42501, 42502, 42503.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,362 (it was $22,362 in 2000)

Somerset:	$25,362
Kentucky:	$40,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,873 (it was $62,300 in 2000)

Somerset:	$87,873
Kentucky:	$114,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,401; Detached houses: $110,801; Townhouses or other attached units: $116,849; In 2-unit structures: $93,670; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,841; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,417; Mobile homes: $16,124; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $275,000

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Races in Somerset:

White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
Black (3.7%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Somerset: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.9%), English (11.8%), Irish (9.4%), German (7.9%), French (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/16/1883

Land area: 11.3 square miles.

Population density: 1093 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Somerset

High school or higher: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerset city

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 13.7%

181 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Kentucky:	2.0%

According to our research there were 32 registered sex offenders living in Somerset, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Somerset to the number of sex offenders is 385 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Somerset:	0.6% ($396)
Kentucky:	0.8% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (65.8 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (367.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ferguson, KY (1.1 miles ), Burnside, KY (2.5 miles ), Science Hill, KY (2.6 miles ), Nancy, KY (3.2 miles ), Mount Victory, KY (3.2 miles ), Shopville, KY (3.5 miles ), Eubank, KY (3.7 miles ), Mill Springs, KY (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 35 buildings, average cost: $64,000
1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $125,000
1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $74,700
1999: 53 buildings, average cost: $101,800
2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $118,100
2001: 39 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2002: 54 buildings, average cost: $96,900
2003: 29 buildings, average cost: $130,200
2004: 70 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2005: 29 buildings, average cost: $106,300
2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $124,400
2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $436,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 37.08 N, Longitude: 84.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +9,055 (+79.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,721 (64.2%)

Area code: 606

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Somerset, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +249 (+2.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in Somerset by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	8.2	0.0
Rapes	3	4	5	6
per 100,000	25.3	33.2	40.9	48.6
Robberies	8	18	15	8
per 100,000	67.4	149.4	122.6	64.8
Assaults	14	25	20	13
per 100,000	118.0	207.5	163.5	105.3
Burglaries	106	117	85	89
per 100,000	893.3	970.9	695.0	721.0
Thefts	590	515	358	468
per 100,000	4972.2	4273.5	2927.0	3791.3
Auto thefts	39	33	8	15
per 100,000	328.7	273.8	65.4	121.5
Arson	N/A	4	0	0
per 100,000	N/A	33.2	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	351.8	373.7	289.5	291.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 36 (33 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.68
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Somerset, Kentucky

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Somerset, Kentucky average precipitation

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Somerset-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the Somerset city center killed 2 people and injured 72 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 13.8 miles away from the city center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Somerset:

LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (305 LANGDON ST P O BOX 620)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Somerset:

WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 20 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
CASEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; LIBERTY, KY)
RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 26 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY)

Political contributions by individuals in Somerset, KY

Airports and Heliports located in Somerset:

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 18,165, Local Ops: 9,240, Military Ops: 200)
Lee's Airpark Airport (Runways: 1)
Somerset-Pulaski Co Ems Heliport

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Colleges/Universities in Somerset:

SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,792; Location: 808 MONTICELLO STREET; Public)
SOMERSET TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 426; Location: 230 AIRPORT RD; Public)
SOMERSET BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 212 E MT VERNON; Private, for-profit)
CUMBERLAND BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 371 LANGDON ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerset:

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 66 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 84 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)

Public high schools in Somerset:

Somerset High School (Location: 301 College St; Grades: 9 - 12)
Pulaski County High School (Location: 511 University Dr; Grades: 9 - 12)
Southwestern High School (Location: 1765 WTLO Rd; Grades: 9 - 12)

Private high schools in Somerset:

VICTORY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 1156 OAKHILL RD PO BOX 3463; Grades: KG - 12)
SALINE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 78; Location: 2685 WEST 80; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Somerset:

Southern Elementary School (Location: 198 Enterprise Dr; Grades: KG - 5)
Oak Hill Elementary School (Location: 1755 WTLO Road; Grades: KG - 5)
Meece Middle School (Location: 210 Barnett St; Grades: 5 - 8)
Hopkins Elementary School (Location: 210 May St; Grades: KG - 4)
Shopville Elementary School (Location: 10 Shopville Rd.; Grades: KG - 5)
Northern Middle School (Location: 650 Oak Leaf Lane; Grades: 6 - 8)
Pulaski Elementary School (Location: 107 W University Dr; Grades: KG - 5)
Woodstock Elementary School (Location: 13215 N Hwy 39; Grades: KG - 5)
Southern Middle School (Location: 200 Enterprise Dr; Grades: 6 - 8)

Private elementary/middle schools in Somerset:

FIRST KIDS (Students: 68; Location: 99 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 2)
CHILDREN'S HOUSE (THE) (Students: 67; Location: 309 PARK AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)

See full list of schools located in Somerset

Library in Somerset:

PULASKI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $745,237; Location: 107 NORTH MAIN STREET; 84,268 books; 5,987 audio materials; 4,402 video materials; 196 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Nancy is also a city conected with Somerset, it also has it's own elementary school, Nancy Elementary. It is off of the western part of somerset.
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Notable location: Oakwood Training Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Somerset: Mount Olive Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Millsprings Battlefield Association (Historical Places & Services; 451 Clifty Road), Finley's Fun Center - Party Central (Amusement & Theme Parks; 75 Commercial Drive), Little Roni's (Amusement & Theme Parks; 75 Commercial Drive), Finley's Fun Center - FFC (Amusement & Theme Parks; 75 Commercial Drive), Travel By Design (Tours & Charters; 41 Jordan's Way).

Hotels: Country Inn-Suites Somerset (515 N Highway 27), Super 8 Motel (601 South Highway 27), Budget Inn (1564 South Highway 27), Hillcrest Motel (1475 West Highway 80), Landmark Inn (1201 South Highway 27), Knights Inn (1532 South Highway 27), Travel By Design (41 Jordan's Way), Somerset Lodge (1532 South Hwy 27), Days Inn of Somerset (125 North Highway 27).

Courts: Juvenile Justice (67 Eagle Creek Drive), Pulaski County - County Court Clerk (Courthouse), Kentucky Commonwealth - Administrative Office Of The Courts- Court Designated Wo (Courthouse), Kentucky Commonwealth - District Court Judges (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Somerset and their reported violations in the past:

SOMERSET WATER SERVICE (Population served: 28370, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 0.3 NTU - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2004)

Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-17-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-2002)

15 regular monitoring violations

WESTERN PULASKI CO WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 24978, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-05-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2002)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and JUN-02-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-24-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUL-06-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

SOUTHEASTERN WATER ASSOC/NELSON VALLEY (Population served: 17863, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1995 and JUN-04-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-04-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and AUG-19-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

SOUTHEASTERN WATER ASSOC/TATEVILLE (Population served: 4531, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1995 and JUN-11-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and AUG-19-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

One minor monitoring violation

SCIENCE HILL WATER WORKS (Population served: 4336, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-25-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-1994), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-24-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)

One minor monitoring violation

GRAND VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK (Serves MI, Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUL-21-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-2003)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-13-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-12-1997)

Average household size:

This city:	2.1 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.9%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	22.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Somerset, KY

People in group quarters in Somerset

415 people in nursing homes
397 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
155 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
73 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Somerset compared to Kentucky state average:

Somerset, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with most branches in Somerset (2009 data):

The Citizens National Bank of Somerset: Waitsboro Branch, Plaza Branch, Citizens 27 Branch, Coffman Building Branch, Somerset Mall Branch, The Citizens National Bank Of Somers. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $307.9 mil, Deposits: $261.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
Cumberland Security Bank, Inc.: Somerset Branch, at 107 South Main Street, South Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $174.3 mil, Deposits: $134.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
First & Farmers National Bank, Inc.: Somerset Plaza Branch, Grand Central Branch, at 100 Public Square. Info updated 2008-02-20: Bank assets: $437.8 mil, Deposits: $376.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Albany Bancorp, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Highway 27 Branch, Langdon Branch, Somerset Main Branch. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
The Monticello Banking Company: Somerset North Branch at 475 East Highway 80, branch established on 1999-05-17; Somerset South Branch at 3653 South Highway 27, branch established on 2004-11-10. Info updated 2007-02-22: Bank assets: $517.8 mil, Deposits: $440.9 mil, headquarters in Monticello, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Monticello Bankshares, Inc.
Cumberland Valley National Bank & Trust Company: Somerset Walmart Super Center Branch at 177 Washington Drive, branch established on 2000-07-15; Somerset Lodge Branch at 1520 S Hwy 27, branch established on 2002-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $431.8 mil, Deposits: $355.7 mil, headquarters in East Bernstadt, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Cumberland Valley Financial Corporation
Community Trust Bank, Inc.: Mt Vernon Somerset North Branch at 239 North Highway 27, branch established on 1997-07-21; Mt Vernon Somerset South Branch at 3809 South Highway 27, branch established on 1995-01-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,942.7 mil, Deposits: $2,343.6 mil, headquarters in Pikeville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 77 total offices, Holding Company: Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
FORCHT BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION: Somerset National Bank Branch at 4710 S. Hwy 27, branch established on 2004-07-26; Somerset Nb Branch at 1846 South Highway 27, branch established on 1997-08-01. Info updated 2008-01-08: Bank assets: $1,064.8 mil, Deposits: $843.0 mil, headquarters in Lexington, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 33 total offices, Holding Company: Forcht Bancorp, Inc.
First Southern National: Lincoln/Pulaski Courier Ser. Branch at 15 North Highway 27, branch established on 1997-08-04; Somerset Branch at 15 North Highway 27, branch established on 1883-03-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $729.1 mil, Deposits: $616.4 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancorp, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Somerset, Kentucky

Carey's Corner Motel, W Hwy 80, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 636-6855
Holiday Inn, 606 S Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 678-8115
Parkway Inn, 101 Hwy 27 N, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 678-2052
Knights Inn, 1532 S Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 678-4195, Fax: (606) 679-3299
Comfort Inn, 82 Jolin Dr, Somerset, KY 42503, Phone: (606) 677-1500, Fax: (606) 677-0709
Days Inn, 125 N Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 678-2052
Super 8 Motel, 601 S Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 679-9279, Fax: (606) 679-9281
Hampton Inn, 4141 S Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, Phone: (606) 676-8855, Fax: (606) 676-0999
2 other hotels and motels

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Somerset mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pulaski County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Somerset

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Catholic Church
Adherents	58.7%	12.5%	6.1%	5.1%	2.6%
Congregations	41.9%	10.3%	9.7%	0.6%	0.6%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%	5.6%
Congregations	10.3%	4.5%	4.5%	1.3%	16.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	9	$26,689	$35,585	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$8,805	$35,220	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$5,536	$66,432	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	36	$109,883	$36,628	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$8,508	$25,524	4	$3,322
Firefighters	29	$90,316	$37,372	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$28,660	$31,265	0	$0
Health	32	$87,163	$32,686	14	$23,806
Solid Waste Management	14	$34,214	$29,326	0	$0
Sewerage	17	$47,182	$33,305	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	7	$16,099	$27,598	11	$6,843
Housing and Community Development(Local)	16	$41,314	$30,986	2	$1,010
Water Supply	20	$52,546	$31,528	0	$0
Gas Supply	14	$39,524	$33,878	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$5,501	$33,006	0	$0
Totals for Government	215	$601,940	$33,597	31	$34,981

Somerset government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,052,000
Charges - Sewerage: $2,186,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,051,000

All Other: $1,885,000

Housing and Community Development: $581,000

Parks and Recreation: $137,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $788,000
Sewerage: $255,000

Central Staff Services: $43,000

Solid Waste Management: $9,000

Regular Highways: $7,000

Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $20,125,000
Central Staff Services: $5,820,000

Health - Other: $2,877,000

Water Utilities: $2,659,000

Public Welfare - Other: $2,380,000

Police Protection: $2,337,000

Housing and Community Development: $1,997,000

Sewerage: $1,781,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,706,000

Regular Highways: $651,000

Parks and Recreation: $493,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $19,449,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,474,000
All Other: $1,218,000

Sewerage: $243,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,172,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing and Community Development: $35,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,136,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,464,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $641,000
Sale of Property: $229,000

General Revenue, NEC: $43,000

Rents: $11,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,843,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,790,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,329,000
Water Utilities: $1,720,000

Gas Utilities: $543,000

Sewerage: $523,000

Central Staff Services: $437,000

Solid Waste Management: $215,000

Police Protection: $133,000

Regular Highways: $18,000

Parks and Recreation: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,323,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $20,233,000
Water Utilities: $8,479,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,118,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $788,000
All Other: $326,000

Highways: $208,000

Sewerage: $12,000
Tax - Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,919,000
Property: $1,840,000

Corporation Net Income: $1,501,000

Public Utilities Sales: $530,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $284,000

Other License: $58,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $7,739,000

5.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Wayne County, KY	0.33% ($27,515 average AGI)
from Fayette County, KY	0.27% ($36,074)
from Lincoln County, KY	0.23% ($25,311)

4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Fayette County, KY	0.41% ($28,788 average AGI)
to Wayne County, KY	0.31% ($24,583)
to Madison County, KY	0.24% ($22,958)

Strongest AM radio stations in Somerset:

WTLO (1480 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSFC (1240 AM; 1 kW; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKEQ (910 AM; 0 kW; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Somerset:

WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W277AA (103.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WKII-FM (102.3 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W255AO (98.9 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXKY-FM (96.3 FM; STANFORD, KY; Owner: LINCOLN-GARRARD BROADCASTING CO.,INC)
WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDCL-FM (89.7 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
WJRS (104.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, KY; Owner: LAKE CUMBERLAND BROADCASTERS)

TV broadcast stations around Somerset:

WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fire: 179
Hazardous Condition: 47
Service Call: 8
Good Intent Call: 15

Incident types - Somerset

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Somerset, KY

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