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Stearns-Whitley City CCD, McCreary County, KY

6,479 Population
65.7 square miles 98.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in McCreary County: 39 ±0.8
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,215 ±$4,453 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McCreary County: $17,150 † ±$2,181
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,676 ±$16,094 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in McCreary County: $33,750 † ±$7,376
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

38% ±9.6% (2,415  ±667) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in McCreary County: 38.9% † 5,858 (±5.3% / ±795)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.5 minutes ±5.2 (56,970  ±14,232) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in McCreary County: 32.4 131,620 (±2.2 / ±18,199)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,175 ±260 Number of households
  • McCreary County: 5,861 ±261
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.5 (6,444  ±726) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in McCreary County: 2.6 15,028 (±0.1 / ±90)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±4.7% (49  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in McCreary County: 3.5% † 114 (±2.9% / ±93)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,736 ±271 Number of housing units
  • McCreary County: 6,920 ±39
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$105,500 ±$17,270 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in McCreary County: $85,300 † ±$10,151
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.1% ±5.2% (583  ±337.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McCreary County: 10% † 1,679 (±2.6% / ±433.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.5% ±7.9% (3,385  ±494.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in McCreary County: 77.4% 9,218 (±5.3% / ±638)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14% ±4.6% (597  ±206.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McCreary County: 8.5% † 1,010 (±2.1% / ±247.2)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1% (55  ±64) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in McCreary County: 0.9% 145
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.3% (319  ±116) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McCreary County: 6% † 785 (±1.3% / ±175)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
319 Total veterans ±116 310 Male ±117 9 Female ±16

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