Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,536
| This zip code: | $25,536 | | Kentucky: | $40,267 |
Nearest zip codes: 42631, 42638, 42653, 42635, 42649, 37892.
Housing units in zip code 42647 with a mortgage: 464 (37 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 348
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $546
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $170
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 32.7% | | Whole state: | 17.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 16.1% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 42647 include: Jones Church (A), Wilson Ridge Church (B), Wolf Ridge Church (C), Hickory Knob Church (D), Freedom Chapel (E), Pleasant Ridge Church (F), Pleasant Rock Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nancy Grave Cemetery (1), Kidd Cemetery (2), Davis Cemetery (3), Shearer- Dobbs Cemetery (4), Gregory Cemetery (5), Foster Cemetery (6), Waters Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oil Well Branch (A), Cabin Branch (B), Coffey Branch (C), Cooper Branch (D), Corder Creek (E), Cowhorn Creek (F), Difficulty Creek (G), Dolen Branch (H), East Apple Tree Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 35
- 1995 to 1998: 194
- 1990 to 1994: 179
- 1980 to 1989: 365
- 1970 to 1979: 413
- 1960 to 1969: 188
- 1950 to 1959: 64
- 1940 to 1949: 124
- 1939 or earlier: 190
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Stearns, KY (42647): |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 83
- 2 bedrooms: 368
- 3 bedrooms: 656
- 4 bedrooms: 101
- 5 or more bedrooms: 39
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 6
- 2 bedrooms: 146
- 3 bedrooms: 139
- 4 bedrooms: 30
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 42647 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 67
- 1 vehicle: 466
- 2 vehicles: 494
- 3 vehicles: 198
- 4 vehicles: 31
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 61
- 1 vehicle: 114
- 2 vehicles: 116
- 3 vehicles: 30
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 42647:
- Less than $10,000: 86
- $10,000 to $14,999: 52
- $15,000 to $19,999: 113
- $20,000 to $24,999: 84
- $25,000 to $29,999: 75
- $30,000 to $34,999: 86
- $35,000 to $39,999: 75
- $40,000 to $49,999: 96
- $50,000 to $59,999: 86
- $60,000 to $69,999: 114
- $70,000 to $79,999: 91
- $80,000 to $89,999: 89
- $90,000 to $99,999: 93
- $100,000 to $124,999: 85
- $125,000 to $149,999: 66
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $175,000 to $199,999: 2
- $200,000 to $249,999: 5
- $250,000 to $299,999: 10
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 42647:
- Less than $100: 4
- $150 to $199: 26
- $200 to $249: 23
- $250 to $299: 55
- $300 to $349: 31
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 19
- No cash rent: 62
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $62,893.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $65,191
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $233,338
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,389 (it was $34,600 in 2000)
| 42647: | $51,389 | | Kentucky: | $114,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,692 - $93,810
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $75,804| Here: | $75,804 | | State: | $160,589 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $8,016| Here: | $8,016 | | State: | $163,962 |
In 2-unit structures: $68,388| Here: | $68,388 | | State: | $137,715 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,292| Here: | $139,292 | | State: | $141,483 |
Mobile homes: $17,885| Here: | $17,885 | | State: | $33,636 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,228
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 63
- 5 to 9: 15
- Mobile homes: 423
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,064 (73%)
- Carpooled: 289 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (2%)
- Walked: 30 (2%)
- Other means: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 40 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 142
- 5 to 9 minutes: 269
- 10 to 14 minutes: 257
- 15 to 19 minutes: 182
- 20 to 24 minutes: 36
- 25 to 29 minutes: 67
- 30 to 34 minutes: 118
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 29
- 45 to 59 minutes: 169
- 60 to 89 minutes: 90
- 90 or more minutes: 56
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,113
- In family households: 3,725 (932 male householders, 289 female householders)
973 spouses, 1,269 children (1,120 natural, 52 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 63 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 388 (146 male householders (112 living alone)), 187 female householders (171 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 189 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 522 2-persons, 289 3-persons, 298 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 283 1-person, 46 2-persons, 4 4-persons.
689 married couples with children.
233 single-parent households (83 men, 150 women).
97.6% of residents of 42647 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 10% well, 44% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 25% well).
Foreign born population: 30 (0.7%)
(73.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Jamaica (73%)
- Nicaragua (27%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 8
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 4,081
Black population: 94
American Indian population: 26
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 26
Two or more races population: 31

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1344 |
|  Other groups: 300 |
|  Irish: 229 |
|  English: 196 |
|  German: 109 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37 |
|  Scottish: 35 |
|  Italian: 30 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 30 |
|  African: 30 |
|  Dutch: 24 |
|  Jamaican: 22 |
|  European: 18 |
|  Haitian: 15 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Polish: 9 |
|  Norwegian: 8 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 4 |
|  Welsh: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MCCREARY CENTRAL ACADEMY (180 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401012
Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MCCREARY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (400 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401010
Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ASHLAND STATION (HIGHWAY 92 WEST in STEARNS, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LEWIS NEW (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHEVRON USA INC STERNS PLANT (RAILROAD DRIVE in STEARNS, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CLIFFORD GREGORY SERVICE STATION (WEST HIGHWAY 92 in STEARNS, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MIDWESTERN WHOLESALERS (KY ROUTE 1651 in STEARNS, KY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
- MCCREARY CO BD OF ED (120 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- MCCREARY CO STP (STEARNS SEWER PLANT RD in STEARNS, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- BLUE DIAMOND MINING (COFFEY HOLLOW in STEARNS, KY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
- OUTDOOR VENTURE CORPORATION (HIGHWAY 92 in STEARNS, KY)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HOUSEFURNISHINGS, EXCEPT CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES; CANVAS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 42647
- Parkland Motel, HC 69, Stearns, KY 42647, Phone: (606) 876-5046
- South Fork Motel, Bruce St, Stearns, KY 42647, Phone: (606) 376-3156
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 42647
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,848
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (46%)
- Wood (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Utility gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2940
- Northeast: 42
- Midwest: 539
- South: 717
- West: 34
67% of the 42647 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Kentucky.
Population in 1990: 4,201. Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+1.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
| Here: | 6.5% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 121
| Here: | 31.8% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 7.7% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- OUTDOOR VENTURE COPORATION (HWY 1651 in STEARNS, KY; small business): $58,978,768 in 67 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Tents and Tarpaulins, Individual Equipment, Milling Machines, Footwear, Men's, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $3,876,613; 2001: $2,099,251; 2002: $1,636,477; 2003: $50,658; 2004: $14,630,431; 2005: $35,927,342; 2006: $757,996.
Biggest contracts:
$11,484,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Tents and Tarpaulins. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-07-19.
$7,490,763, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-08. Completion date: 2005-05-29.
$6,570,945, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-29. Completion date: 2006-03-03.
$6,249,402, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
- ELAM, ALMA L (1784 S HIGHWAY 1651 in STEARNS, KY; small business): $23,160 in 2 contracts in 2004
$11,580 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
$11,580 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
218 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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