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Somerset, KY vs Independence, KY

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- Independence is 0% more densely populated than Somerset.
- People are 37.7% more likely to be married in Independence.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Independence.
 Somerset, KYIndependence, KYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,256329,725,481
 Female Population53.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3438.4
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 Population - 201011,250  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,982285,036,114
 Population - 199010,733  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock92.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,609.393.4
 Land Area11.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Somerset, KYIndependence, KYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Somerset, KYIndependence, KYUnited States
 White87.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Somerset, KYIndependence, KYUnited States
 Married Population41.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.3%50.2%
 Never Married27.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed10.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.892.60
 Households4,462  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,33080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,989  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 11 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 15 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 17 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 Independence    2 Reviews

population and cost of living here is inaccurate. Many people esp. in the Independence area are pouring here from Ohio. The median cost of homes is a generalization if  More

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Over 12 years ago

The Learning Center is a family run childcare service. We pride ourselves in working with parents to ensure the proper learning environment for their children.With a  More

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