Stearns, Kentucky

Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the world

  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Population in 2010: 1,416.
Population change since 2000: -10.7%
Males: 716  (50.6%)
Females: 700  (49.4%)
Median resident age:

48.4 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years

Zip codes: 42638, 42653.

Stearns Zip Code Map
Estimated median household income in 2022: $-657,339,558 (it was $20,833 in 2000)
Stearns $-657,339,558
KY $59,341

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,299 (it was $11,037 in 2000)

Stearns CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $-739,359,698 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
Stearns $-739,359,698
KY $196,300

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $130,121; detached houses: $167,698; mobile homes: $35,301
March 2022 cost of living index in Stearns: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 41.7%

Compare current foreclosures near Stearns, KY:

Check out more offers near Stearns, KY.
Powered by Foreclosure.com
Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram



According to our research of Kentucky and other state lists, there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Stearns, Kentucky as of May 22, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Stearns is 100 to 1.


Recent articles from our blog. Our writers, many of them Ph.D. graduates or candidates, create easy-to-read articles on a wide variety of topics.
Stearns, KY forum
Recent posts about Stearns, Kentucky on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users. Stearns is mentioned 15 times on our forum:
Most "Authentic" Places to Visit in Eastern KY?  (27 replies)
Affordable weekend getaway suggestions?  (16 replies)
Gatlinburg TN alternatives  (10 replies)
Questions about Things to do near southern part of Boone National Forest  (7 replies)
Vacationing in Kentucky  (13 replies)
Berea Kentucky  (107 replies)

Latest news from Stearns, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: American (34.0%), German (10.8%), Norwegian (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Irish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1351 feet

Land area: 4.00 square miles.

Population density: 354 people per square mile   (very low).

Stearns, Kentucky map

8 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.5%
Kentucky:

2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,182 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $539 (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (58.3 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (92.1 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (394.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Whitley City, KY (1.4 miles ),
Pine Knot, KY (1.8 miles ),
Co-operative, KY (2.7 miles ),
Winfield, TN (3.1 miles ),
Parkers Lake, KY (3.4 miles ),
Oneida, TN (3.7 miles ),
Gregory, KY (3.8 miles ),
Cumberland Falls, KY (4.1 miles )

Latitude: 36.70 N, Longitude: 84.48 W

Distribution of median household income in Stearns, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Stearns, KY in 2022
Stearns satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.4%
Kentucky:

3.8%
Most common industries in Stearns, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (18.5%)
  • Leather & allied products (7.8%)
  • Health care (5.6%)
  • Apparel (5.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.4%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.2%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (17.2%)
  • Leather & allied products (8.9%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (7.4%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (6.5%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.9%)
  • Truck transportation (5.9%)
  • Apparel (5.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (20.3%)
  • Health care (12.9%)
  • Transportation equipment (9.0%)
  • Pharmacies & drug stores (6.6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.2%)
  • Leather & allied products (6.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (6.2%)
Most common occupations in Stearns, KY (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12.5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10.4%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.3%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12.5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.0%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.6%)
  • Cashiers (6.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.9%)

Average climate in Stearns, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Stearns, Kentucky average temperatures Stearns, Kentucky average precipitation Stearns, Kentucky humidity Stearns, Kentucky wind speed Stearns, Kentucky snowfall Stearns, Kentucky sunshine Stearns, Kentucky clear and cloudy days

Stearns, Kentucky environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Tornado activity:

Stearns-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Stearns place center .

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 tornado 22.8 miles away from the place center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Stearns-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 108.3 miles away from Stearns center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 222.8 miles away from Stearns center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 188.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 222.8 miles away from Stearns center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 165.6 miles away from Stearns center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in McCreary County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Fires: 2, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Stearns topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Stearns:

  • DEACONESS HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; ONEIDA, TN)
  • ONEIDA NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ONEIDA, TN)
  • SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 14 miles away; ONEIDA, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stearns:

  • University of the Cumberlands (about 18 miles; Williamsburg, KY; Full-time enrollment: 3,585)
  • Somerset Community College (about 27 miles; Somerset, KY; FT enrollment: 4,698)
  • Lincoln Memorial University (about 47 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
  • Lindsey Wilson College (about 54 miles; Columbia, KY; FT enrollment: 2,552)
  • Pellissippi State Community College (about 55 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,271)
  • Roane State Community College (about 58 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 4,302)
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (about 60 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 25,483)

Public high schools in Stearns:

  • MCCREARY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 852, Location: 400 RAIDER WAY, Grades: 9-12)
  • MCCREARY CENTRAL ACADEMY (Location: 180 RAIDER WAY, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Stearns:

  • MCCREARY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 180 RAIDER WAY, Grades: 7-8)
See full list of schools located in Stearns

Points of interest:

Click to draw/clear place borders

Hotel: Parkland Motel (Highway 27).

McCreary County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Kentucky:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.2%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.1%
Whole state:

6.4%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
8 people in other group homes in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Stearns:

Marital status in Stearns, KY
  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

For population 25 years and over in Stearns:

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.4
Kentucky average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Stearns, KY (based on McCreary County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,28718
Mainline Protestant3914
Other2491
Catholic421
None14,337-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
McCreary County:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
McCreary County:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
This county:

7.52 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
McCreary County:

4.63 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

12.0%
State:

11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

33.6%
Kentucky:

30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
McCreary County:

20.1%
Kentucky:

15.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

43.6%
Kentucky:

49.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Stearns:

45.9%
Kentucky:

47.0%

Average BMI:
Stearns:

29.0
State:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Stearns:

26.7%
State:

21.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Stearns:

16.1%
State:

10.1%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

7.0
Kentucky:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

38.5%
Kentucky:

33.8%

General health condition:
Stearns:

53.4%
State:

56.8%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

82.9%
Kentucky:

78.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Stearns, KY Residents

Businesses in Stearns, KY

  • MasterBrand Cabinets: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Stearns:

  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WEKC (710 AM; daytime; 4 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: GERALD PARKS)
  • WEZJ (1440 AM; 2 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOCV (1310 AM; 1 kW; ONEIDA, TN; Owner: ONEIDA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stearns:

  • WHAY (105.9 FM; WHITLEY CITY, KY; Owner: TIM LAVENDER)
  • WEKX (102.7 FM; JELLICO, TN; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDP-FM (99.5 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WYGE (92.3 FM; LONDON, KY; Owner: ETHEL HUFF BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVCT (91.5 FM; KEAVY, KY; Owner: VICTORY TRAINING SCHOOL CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Stearns:

  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • Stearns, Kentucky
  • Fatal accident count9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents10
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:3
  • Fatalities9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents14
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents3
  • Kentucky average
  • Fatal accident count5202
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents8094
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons1305
  • Fatalities5765
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents12432
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents587
See more detailed statistics of Stearns fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 4Number of bridges
  • 59ft / 17.7mTotal length
  • $165,000Total costs
  • 11,335Total average daily traffic
  • 602Total average daily truck traffic
  • 9,972Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • Lat: 36.700556 Lon: -84.488667, Call Sign: WPXY810,
    Assigned Frequencies: 151.685 MHz, 152.930 MHz, Grant Date: 07/02/2003, Expiration Date: 07/02/2013, Cancellation Date: 09/07/2013, Certifier: Earl Wilson, Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510

  • 120 Raider Way (Lat: 36.705306 Lon: -84.541639), Type: Mast, Structure height: 7.9 m, Overall height: 9.4 m, Call Sign: WQJD530,
    Assigned Frequencies: 72.2000 MHz, Grant Date: 09/18/2018, Expiration Date: 07/31/2028, Certifier: Mike Chaney, Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., 965 Wells Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 249-2327, Fax: (262) 248-0061, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • STEARNS, 300 Ft Ne Of Int Cno&tp Railroad And Hwy 92 (Lat: 36.698111 Lon: -84.475472), Overall height: 39.6 m, Call Sign: KBQ94,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz, Grant Date: 12/05/2018, Expiration Date: 03/01/2029, Registrant: Norfolk Southern, 650 West Peachtree St Nw, Atlanta, GA 30308, Phone: (404) 582-6244, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Stearns)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150E (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6111T, N6111T, N-6111T, Serial Number: 15060811, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 09/16/1964, Certificate Issue Date: 04/20/2020
    Registrant (Corporation): Jones Allen M, 5001 Jones Hollow Rd, Stearns, KY 42647

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 31 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Stearns, KY When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (49.3%), and Outside Fires (40.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Stearns, KY
    • 7049.3%Structure Fires
    • 5740.1%Outside Fires
    • 128.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 32.1%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Stearns, KY

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Stearns, Kentucky:

  • Parkland Motel, HC 69, Stearns, Kentucky 42647 , Phone: (606) 876-5046
  • South Fork Motel, Bruce St, Stearns, Kentucky 42647 , Phone: (606) 376-3156
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Stearns, Kentucky
Most common first names in Stearns, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James2874.0 years
John2280.0 years
William1968.3 years
Mary1574.4 years
Robert1272.3 years
Charles1071.5 years
Earl972.2 years
George972.9 years
Thomas874.7 years
Henry876.0 years
Most common last names in Stearns, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jones5171.9 years
Coffey3573.2 years
Ross2770.4 years
Ball2572.9 years
Gregory2466.6 years
Kidd2370.5 years
Vaughn2365.9 years
Worley2272.6 years
Stephens2176.4 years
Dobbs2161.9 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Stearns, KY
  • 85.9%Electricity
  • 10.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.9%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Stearns, KY
  • 100.0%Electricity


Stearns compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Cost of Living Calculator