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.
One downside of living in Stearns is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stearns, the average commute to work is 31.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Stearns does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
