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Somerset, KY vs Franklin, NC

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- Franklin is 0% more densely populated than Somerset.
- People are 4.4% more likely to be married in Franklin.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years older in Franklin.
 Somerset, KYFranklin, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,131329,725,481
 Female Population53.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.438.4
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 Population - 201011,250  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,490285,036,114
 Population - 199010,733  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock843.693.4
 Land Area11.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Somerset, KYFranklin, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Somerset, KYFranklin, NCUnited States
 White87.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Somerset, KYFranklin, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married27.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed10.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.012.60
 Households4,462  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,16680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,989  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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