Stearns, KY

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,271
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
5.15% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
33.2%
13.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,931
51.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$160,700
2024 Employed Population
429
22.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Stearns, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Stearns, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Stearns, KY was $160,700, and the homeownership rate was 92.6%.

Most people in Stearns, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Stearns, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Stearns, KY is home to a population of 1.27k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.34% of Stearns, KY residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2024, there were Infinityk times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Stearns, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Stearns, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stearns, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stearns, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.27k ± 409
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Stearns, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stearns, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. India
    12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17 people

As of 2024, 1.34% of Stearns, KY residents (17 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stearns, KY was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
29 ± 50

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Economy

The economy of Stearns, KY employs 429 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stearns, KY were Retail Trade (82 people), Educational Services (77 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($82,656), Retail Trade ($56,038), and Transportation & Warehousing ($36,806).

Employment

Occupations

429
2024 Value
± 200
−22.8%
1 Year decline
± 79.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stearns, KY declined at a rate of −22.8%, from 556 employees to 429 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stearns, KY, are Management Occupations (176 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (63 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (51 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stearns, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

429
2024 Value
± 200
−22.8%
1 Year decline
± 79.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stearns, KY declined at a rate of −22.8%, from 556 employees to 429 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stearns, KY, are Retail Trade (82 people), Educational Services (77 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stearns, KY, though some of these residents may live in Stearns, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,977
Median earning men ± $17,474
$33,824
Median earning women ± $56,791

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,670).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($34,338).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Stearns, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

People in Stearns, KY have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stearns, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$160,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$31,328
$449
Median Property Taxes
±$179

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stearns, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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Rent vs Own

92.6%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.6% of the housing units in Stearns, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,931
Median Household Income
± $10,000
485
Number of Households
± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 485 households in Stearns, KY grew to $55,931 from the previous year's value of $36,964.

The following chart displays the households in Stearns, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stearns, KY is from Kentucky.
0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.4%)

In 2024, 86.6% of workers in Stearns, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stearns, KY have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.1% of the workforce in Stearns, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stearns, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stearns, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stearns, KY (420 out of 1.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stearns, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90% of the population of Stearns, KY has health coverage, with 20.4% on employee plans, 34.7% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.7% were men and 38.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 61.7% were men and 38.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.99%
Uninsured
20.4%
Employer Coverage
34.7%
Medicaid
19%
Medicare
15.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stearns, KY grew by 11.7% from 8.95% to 9.99%.

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