What is the median household income in Stearns, KY?

Name: Income and affordability in Stearns, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median household income in Stearns, KY is $55,931 (±$10,000) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In Stearns, the median household income went from $22,826 in 2015–2019 to $55,931 in 2020–2024 (+145.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $55,931 (±$10,000)

Income in Stearns against McCreary County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stearns	McCreary County	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$55,931 (±$10,000)	$33,750 (±$7,376)	$63,726 (±$429)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$12,374 (±$4,562)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,431 (±$5,395)	$44,183 (±$6,552)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$577 (±$92)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Stearns, median household income is higher than in McCreary County ($33,750).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky ($63,726).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

Statewide, it ranks 224 of 438.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$22,826 (±$19,148)	$55,931 (±$10,000)	+145.0%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$54,800 (±$22,443)	$160,700 (±$31,328)	+193.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Stearns

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stearns
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Stearns	—	$55,931 (±$10,000)	—
Winfield	9.3 mi	$34,205 (±$28,887)	Not measurably different
Oneida	13 mi	$48,622 (±$8,498)	Not measurably different
Williamsburg	17 mi	$38,147 (±$13,485)	Lower
Huntsville	19 mi	$31,313 (±$7,822)	Lower
Jellico	22 mi	$41,467 (±$19,329)	Not measurably different
Monticello	23 mi	$44,952 (±$11,358)	Not measurably different
Burnside	23 mi	$58,750 (±$11,670)	Not measurably different
Ferguson	26 mi	$40,500 (±$18,099)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Williamsburg, KY ($38,147), Huntsville, TN ($31,313).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Stearns is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Stearns

What is the median household income in Stearns?

The median household income in Stearns is $55,931 (±$10,000) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in Stearns kept up with inflation?

In Stearns, the median household income went from $22,826 in 2015–2019 to $55,931 in 2020–2024 (+145.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Stearns CDP, Kentucky (place:73362, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.