How many renters in Somerset, KY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Somerset, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.3% (±11.7 points) of renting households in Somerset, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.3% (±11.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.6% (±10.1 points)
Median share of income: 32.0% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Somerset

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Somerset	Pulaski County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	7.0% (±4.0 points)	13.2%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.8% (±4.6 points)	11.0%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.8% (±4.0 points)	12.8%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.1% (±7.1 points)	12.9%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.7% (±6.0 points)	10.2%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	43.6% (±10.1 points)	39.9%	36.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Somerset against Pulaski County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Somerset	Pulaski County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.3% (±11.7 points)	50.1% (±6.5 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.6% (±10.1 points)	39.9% (±5.8 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.0% (±4.8 points)	30.0% (±2.5 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,959 (±$3,498)	$29,291 (±$2,287)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$775 (±$34)	$803 (±$38)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Somerset, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pulaski County (50.1%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (45.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Pulaski County, Somerset ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 425.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Somerset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Somerset
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Somerset	—	54.3% (±11.7 points)	—
Ferguson	1.7 mi	33.8% (±44.0 points)	Not measurably different
Burnside	6.1 mi	37.1% (±33.6 points)	Not measurably different
Science Hill	6.2 mi	44.9% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eubank	14 mi	43.4% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monticello	22 mi	38.6% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Vernon	24 mi	44.7% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty	24 mi	56.4% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brodhead	24 mi	46.7% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Pulaski County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Somerset	54.3% (±11.7 points)
2	Science Hill	44.9% (±31.3 points)
3	Eubank	43.4% (±32.8 points)
4	Burnside	37.1% (±33.6 points)
5	Ferguson	33.8% (±44.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Somerset

Are renters in Somerset rent-burdened?

54.3% of renting households in Somerset pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Somerset spend on rent?

The median renting household in Somerset, KY spends 32.0% (±4.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Somerset city, Kentucky (place:71688, in state:21).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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