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Population (year 2000): 1,586
Males: 747  (47.1%)
Females: 839  (52.9%)

McCreary County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Kentucky median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 42647.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,700 (it was $20,833 in 2000)
Stearns  $20,700
Kentucky:  $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,900 (it was $51,200 in 2000)
Stearns  $48,900
Kentucky:  $103,900

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Races in Stearns:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (30.6%), Irish (9.0%), English (8.8%), German (4.3%), Dutch (1.1%), French (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1351 feet

Land area: 4.00 square miles.

Population density: 397 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Stearns

  • High school or higher: 57.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stearns CDP

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

8 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Kentucky:  2.0%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Stearns, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stearns to the number of sex offenders is 159 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Stearns:  0.5% ($251)
Kentucky:  0.7% ($610)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (62.2 miles , pop. 173,890).

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

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (418.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Whitley City, KY (1.9 miles ), Pine Knot, KY (3.6 miles ), Co-operative, KY (9.0 miles ), Winfield, TN (9.6 miles ), Parkers Lake, KY (11.7 miles ), Oneida, TN (13.9 miles ), Gregory, KY (16.6 miles ), Cumberland Falls, KY (19.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.70 N, Longitude: 84.48 W


8 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 606

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Leather and allied products (9%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Apparel (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Leather and allied products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)


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Stearns-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Kentucky state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Stearns place center .

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 25.8 miles away from the place center killed 10 people and injured 113 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Stearns:
  • SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ONEIDA, TN)
  • BAPTIST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; CORBIN, KY)
  • JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; JELLICO, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stearns:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 71 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 93 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 125 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stearns:
  • MC CREARY COUNTY (about 7 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; ID: 18I)
  • SCOTT MUNI (about 19 miles; ONEIDA, TN; ID: SCX)
  • SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 26 miles; SOMERSET, KY; ID: SME)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stearns:
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 80 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
Public high school in Stearns:
  • MCCREARY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 916; Location: 400 RAIDER WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Stearns:
  • WHITLEY CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location: 180 RAIDER WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • STEARNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 145 HUME DR; Grades: KG - 05)
  • SMITHTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 30 SMITHTOWN SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • MCCREARY CENTRAL ACADEMY (Students: 49; Location: HC 69 BOX 26; Grades: 05 - 12)

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Hotel: Parkland Motel (Highway 27).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Kentucky:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.4%
Whole state:  69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Stearns compared to Kentucky state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,403 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.53%
Kentucky average:  6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pulaski County, KY  0.72% ($27,871 average AGI)
from Scott County, TN  0.56% ($20,917)


4.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.82%
Kentucky average:  6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pulaski County, KY  1.01% ($22,818 average AGI)
to Scott County, TN  0.69% ($14,133)
to Whitley County, KY  0.28% ($20,583)


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)
  • WOCV (1310 AM; 1 kW; ONEIDA, TN; Owner: ONEIDA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKDP (1330 AM; 5 kW; CORBIN, KY; Owner: EUBANKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WEZJ (1440 AM; 3 kW; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WEZJ-FM (104.3 FM; WILLIAMSBURG, KY; Owner: WHITLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMKZ (93.1 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: MONTICELLO-WAYNE COUNTY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WKYM (101.7 FM; MONTICELLO, KY; Owner: STEPHEN W. STAPLES JR.)
  • WSEK (97.1 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTHL (90.5 FM; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WCTT-FM (107.3 FM; CORBIN, KY; Owner: ENCORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLLK (93.9 FM; BURNSIDE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Stearns:
  • WKSO-TV (Channel 29; SOMERSET, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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