Moving to Stearns, Kentucky

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

McCreary County

Zip code: 42647

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $20,833
Median house value: $51,200

Population by Race

Races in Stearns:

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

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

Elevation: 1351 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Map of Stearns, KY

Population by Education

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%

0.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Stearns:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stearns:

  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 71 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 93 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 125 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Stearns:

  • MC CREARY COUNTY (about 7 miles; PINE KNOT, KY; Abbreviation: 18I)
  • SCOTT MUNI (about 19 miles; ONEIDA, TN; Abbreviation: SCX)
  • SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 26 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stearns:

  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 80 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)

Schools

Public high school in Stearns:

  • MCCREARY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 916; Location: 400 RAIDER WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/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)