COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stearns vs Somerset
PLACE A
Stearns, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Stearns is 78% smaller than Somerset. Stearns earns more, with a median household income $8,829 higher.
STEARNSSOMERSETDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2715,815−78% vs Somerset
Population density3162,131−1,815
Population growth-3.6%-3.6%+0.0 pts
Median age38.844.5−5.7
Male61.7%47.2%+14.5 pts
Female38.3%52.8%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%2.6%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%89.5%+10.5 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$55,931$47,102+$8,829
Per capita income$25,675$39,997−$14,322
Poverty rate33.2%17.2%+16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.555−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%24.0%+12.2 pts
Graduate degree4.6%13.3%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%5.1%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation43.9%57.9%−13.9 pts
Median home value$160,700$163,600−$2,900
Median gross rent$581$678−$97
Owner-occupied92.6%56.9%+35.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%14.3%+14.3 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%50.3%+10.8 pts
Average commute26.416.9+9.5
Worked from home13.4%8.2%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%8.2%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024