Stearns, KY

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2023 Population

1,509

23.3% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.9

23.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

38.3%

8.21% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$36,964

2023 Employed Population

556

50.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Stearns, KY had a population of 1.51k people with a median age of 36.9 and a median household income of $36,964. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Stearns, KY grew from 1,224 to 1,509, a 23.3% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to $36,964, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stearns, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (100%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

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.

100% of the residents in Stearns, KY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Stearns, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Stearns, KY was 2 cars per household.

United States Kentucky McCreary County, KY Lake Cumberland Area Development District (East) PUMA, KY

Population & Diversity

Stearns, KY is home to a population of 1.51k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Stearns, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.51k people) in Stearns, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 White (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Stearns, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Stearns, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Stearns, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stearns, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 430
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 13
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Stearns, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
25 ± 44
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Stearns, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Stearns, KY employs 556 people. The largest industries in Stearns, KY are Construction (83 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people), and Educational Services (77 people), and the highest paying industries are Retail Trade ($53,797), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,177), and Transportation & Warehousing ($37,177).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

556

2023 Value

± 225

50.7%

1 Year growth

± 44.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Stearns, KY grew at a rate of 50.7%, from 369 employees to 556 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stearns, KY, are Management Occupations (153 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (79 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stearns, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

556

2023 Value

± 225

50.7%

1 Year growth

± 44.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Stearns, KY grew at a rate of 50.7%, from 369 employees to 556 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stearns, KY, are Construction (83 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (83 people), and Educational Services (77 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,532

Median earning men ± $21,655

$19,911

Median earning women ± $19,744

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,621).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,931).

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Stearns, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Stearns, KY have an average commute time of 32.4 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

Rent vs Own

86.6%

Homeownership

2023

59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 86.6% of the housing units in Stearns, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stearns, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Stearns, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,964

Median Household Income

± $26,861

506

Number of Households

± 186

In 2023, the median household income of the 506 households in Stearns, KY N/A $36,964 from the previous year's value of N/A.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stearns, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.2%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (6.29%)

In 2023, 83.2% of workers in Stearns, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.29%).

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.

Commute Time

32.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stearns, KY have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.17% of the workforce in Stearns, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stearns, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

38.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stearns, KY (574 out of 1.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.1% of the population of Stearns, KY has health coverage, with 17.2% on employee plans, 41.7% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in McCreary County, KY see 8536 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.929% decrease from the previous year (8616 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8446 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 938 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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8,536 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in McCreary County, KY

Primary care physicians in McCreary County, KY see an average of 8,536 patients per year. This represents a 0.929% decrease from the previous year (8,616 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in McCreary County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.95%

Uninsured

17.2%

Employer Coverage

41.7%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

16.6%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stearns, KY grew by 33.5% from 6.7% to 8.95%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Stearns, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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