COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stearns vs Oak Ridge
PLACE A
Stearns, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Stearns is 96% smaller than Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge earns more, with a median household income $16,380 higher. Oak Ridge has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
STEARNSOAK RIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,27135,395−96% vs Oak Ridge
Population density316415−99
Population growth-3.6%7.1%−10.7 pts
Median age38.839.3−0.5
Male61.7%48.9%+12.8 pts
Female38.3%51.1%−12.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%5.8%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%79.3%+20.7 pts
Black0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Median household income$55,931$72,311−$16,380
Per capita income$25,675$42,285−$16,610
Poverty rate33.2%12.2%+20.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%40.2%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree4.6%18.2%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%3.8%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation43.9%59.9%−16.0 pts
Median home value$160,700$270,200−$109,500
Median gross rent$581$1,131−$550
Owner-occupied92.6%65.8%+26.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%8.3%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%38.7%+22.4 pts
Average commute26.421.7+4.7
Worked from home13.4%16.3%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%6.6%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024