Stearns is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,365 people and two associated neighborhoods, Stearns is the 235th largest community in Kentucky.Stearns is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.02% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Stearns is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Stearns who work in management occupations (30.35%), sales jobs (26.02%), and office and administrative support (13.55%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Stearns is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Stearns’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. In Stearns, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Stearns is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Stearns are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.94% of adults in Stearns having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Stearns in 2022 was $18,049, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,196 for a family of four. However, Stearns contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stearns also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.69% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Stearns home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stearns residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Stearns include Scottish, Scots-Irish, English, Norwegian, and German. The most common language spoken in Stearns is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
