COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferguson vs Somerset
PLACE A
Ferguson, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Ferguson is 85% smaller than Somerset. Somerset earns more, with a median household income $6,602 higher.
FERGUSONSOMERSETDIFFERENCE
Total population8675,815−85% vs Somerset
Population density4412,131−1,689
Population growth-4.1%-3.6%−0.5 pts
Median age46.044.5+1.5
Male61.0%47.2%+13.8 pts
Female39.0%52.8%−13.8 pts
Foreign-born3.5%2.6%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.5%89.5%−16.0 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%1.6%+7.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other17.8%3.0%+14.7 pts
Median household income$40,500$47,102−$6,602
Per capita income$23,188$39,997−$16,809
Poverty rate34.1%17.2%+16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.555−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%24.0%−10.3 pts
Graduate degree5.9%13.3%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%5.1%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation46.6%57.9%−11.2 pts
Median home value$153,100$163,600−$10,500
Median gross rent$758$678+$80
Owner-occupied68.9%56.9%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%14.3%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households22.5%50.3%−27.8 pts
Average commute15.616.9−1.3
Worked from home8.6%8.2%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.5%8.2%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025