COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stearns vs Middlesborough
PLACE A
Stearns, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Middlesborough, Kentucky
Stearns is 86% smaller than Middlesborough. Stearns earns more, with a median household income $24,825 higher. Stearns has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -9%).
STEARNSMIDDLESBOROUGHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2718,776−86% vs Middlesborough
Population density3161,189−872
Population growth-3.6%-9.0%+5.4 pts
Median age38.842.1−3.3
Male61.7%49.9%+11.8 pts
Female38.3%50.1%−11.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.5%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.4%+11.6 pts
Black0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$55,931$31,106+$24,825
Per capita income$25,675$22,625+$3,050
Poverty rate33.2%31.0%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%18.9%+17.3 pts
Graduate degree4.6%6.8%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%8.5%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation43.9%43.5%+0.4 pts
Median home value$160,700$99,900+$60,800
Median gross rent$581$598−$17
Owner-occupied92.6%54.6%+38.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%9.5%+19.1 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%54.4%+6.7 pts
Average commute26.417.5+9.0
Worked from home13.4%4.2%+9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%5.4%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024