COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stearns vs Clinton
PLACE A
Stearns, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Clinton, South Carolina
Stearns is 84% smaller than Clinton. Stearns earns more, with a median household income $11,409 higher. Stearns has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -10%).
STEARNSCLINTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2717,918−84% vs Clinton
Population density316758−442
Population growth-3.6%-10.1%+6.5 pts
Median age38.830.6+8.2
Male61.7%42.4%+19.2 pts
Female38.3%57.6%−19.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.2%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%53.2%+46.8 pts
Black0.0%40.2%−40.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$55,931$44,522+$11,409
Per capita income$25,675$21,030+$4,645
Poverty rate33.2%27.7%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.420−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%31.4%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%11.7%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%4.9%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation43.9%57.4%−13.5 pts
Median home value$160,700$173,400−$12,700
Median gross rent$581$899−$318
Owner-occupied92.6%51.5%+41.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%22.9%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%38.9%+22.2 pts
Average commute26.418.5+7.9
Worked from home13.4%2.3%+11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured10.0%9.9%+0.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024