Stearns

Population: 1,509
Median household income: $36,964

Stearns, a community in McCreary County, Kentucky, has 1,509 residents. At $36,964, its median household income sits in line with McCreary County's $37,355.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stearns's population grew 26.8% from 1,190 to 1,509.

83.2% of workers drive to work alone. 81.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,509
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $36,964
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $581
Housing units: 603
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1901,509

Median household income

$22,826$36,964

Median home value

$54,800$60,100

Median gross rent

$556$581

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,190	$22,826	$54,800	$556
2020	1,065	$24,100	$60,100	$535
2021	1,164	$38,333	—	$541
2022	1,224	—	—	—
2023	1,509	$36,964	—	$581

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.7%
5 to 17	301	19.9%
18 to 24	116	7.7%
25 to 34	269	17.8%
35 to 44	146	9.7%
45 to 54	227	15.0%
55 to 64	142	9.4%
65 to 74	116	7.7%
75 and over	151	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,509	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	15.7%
High school graduate	271	25.8%
Some college or associate's	310	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	246	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	59	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	437	83.2%
Carpooled	33	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	12.3%
15 to 29 min	151	32.1%
30 to 44 min	119	25.3%
45 to 59 min	113	24.0%
60+ min	29	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 38.3% (574 of 1,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	346	68.4%
Nonfamily households	160	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	506	83.9%
Vacant	97	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	438	86.6%
Renter-occupied	68	13.4%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	490	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	21	3.5%
Mobile home & other	92	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2173362
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.6959, -84.4760