42647 Zip Code (Stearns, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,913
Zip code population in 2010: 4,086
Zip code population in 2000: 4,259

Houses and condos: 1,616
Renter-occupied apartments: 369
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 42647: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 139.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $643 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $430 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 42647:

• High school or higher: 80.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42647:

• Never married: 23.1%
• Now married: 56.1%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 12.0%

• 
• • 3,85498.5%White
  • 451.2%Two or more races
  • 100.3%Some other race
  • 40.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 42647, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $35,352 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,352
State:	$61,342

Salary/wage: $32,188 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,188
State:	$50,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1015.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3544.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6331.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8126.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20166.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $211 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$211
Kentucky:	$1,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,750 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$7,388

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,275 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,275
State:	+$19,475

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 175.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,415 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,415
State:	+$11,386

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.7% for AGIs below $25k, 174.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 163.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,200 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

42647:	$13,200
Kentucky:	$18,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,771 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,771
State:	$2,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.0% for AGIs below $25k, 136.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42647, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $30,250 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,250
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $28,365 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,365
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $505 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$505
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $567 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$567
State:	$6,239

Profit/loss from business: +$7,715 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,715
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,140 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

42647:	$8,140
Kentucky:	$14,296

Total itemized deductions: $17,407 (24% of AGI, reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,407
State:	$21,160

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,238 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,238
State:	$4,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,986 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

42647:	$4,986
State:	$8,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,578 (reported on 39.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,578
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.1%

Here:	62%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42647, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,111 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,111
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $22,074 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,074
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.3% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $726 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$726
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,133 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,133
State:	$3,453

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,304 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,304
State:	+$9,663

Profit/loss from business: +$5,512 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,512
State:	+$9,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $10k, 9.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,182 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

42647:	$2,182
Kentucky:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $15,630 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,630
State:	$17,474

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,795 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,795
State:	$3,494

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,652 (reported on 63.0% of returns)

42647:	$2,652
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,959 (reported on 38.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,959
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.0%

Here:	71%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42638, 42631, 37841, 42653, 42649, 42635.
Stearns Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 496
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 815

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (12 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 900 (434 now married, 467 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42647 with a mortgage: 362
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $763
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $280

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 42647 household income distribution in 2022

• 201Less than $10,000
• 103$10,000 to $14,999
• 50$15,000 to $19,999
• 146$20,000 to $24,999
• 90$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 134$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 329$50,000 to $59,999
• 49$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 42647

• 49Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 57$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 165$40,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 58$70,000 to $79,999
• 28$80,000 to $89,999
• 38$90,000 to $99,999
• 87$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 105$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999
• 18$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 42647

• 10$200 to $249
• 8$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 12$350 to $399
• 227$400 to $449
• 15$450 to $499
• 27$500 to $549
• 12$550 to $599
• 85No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $747.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,820
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $300,017

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $63,881 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,680 - $127,512

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $159,118

Here:	$159,118
State:	$256,452

Mobile homes: $33,979

Here:	$33,979
State:	$84,635

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,049
• One, attached: 10
• 3 or 4: 24
• 20 to 49: 18
• Mobile homes: 496
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Unemployment: 7.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42647

• 64.0%719Drove a car alone
• 24.7%277Carpooled
• 1.9%21Other means
• 11.7%131Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42647

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 785 to 9 minutes
• 10910 to 14 minutes
• 20215 to 19 minutes
• 9920 to 24 minutes
• 2325 to 29 minutes
• 24530 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 7340 to 44 minutes
• 12145 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,913

• Male householders: 577 (144 living alone), Female householders: 730 (99 living alone)

• 852 spouses (847 opposite-sex spouses), 68 unmarried partners, (68 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,037 children (869 natural, 33 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 15 foster children, 129 other relatives, 290 non-relatives

Size of family households: 367 2-persons, 193 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 39 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 243 1-person, 149 2-persons, 3 3-persons

683 married couples with children.
190 single-parent households (190 women).

100.0% of residents of 42647 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MCCREARY CENTRAL ACADEMY (180 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401012
  Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MCCREARY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (400 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-080401010
  Organizations: MCCREARY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ASHLAND STATION (HIGHWAY 92 WEST in STEARNS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LEWIS NEW (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHEVRON USA INC STERNS PLANT (RAILROAD DRIVE in STEARNS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CLIFFORD GREGORY SERVICE STATION (WEST HIGHWAY 92 in STEARNS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• MIDWESTERN WHOLESALERS (KY ROUTE 1651 in STEARNS, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• MCCREARY CO BD OF ED (120 RAIDER WAY in STEARNS, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• MCCREARY CO STP (STEARNS SEWER PLANT RD in STEARNS, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• BLUE DIAMOND MINING (COFFEY HOLLOW in STEARNS, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

• OUTDOOR VENTURE CORPORATION (HIGHWAY 92 in STEARNS, KY)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: HOUSEFURNISHINGS, EXCEPT CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES; CANVAS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.2%

Population in 1990: 4,201. Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+1.4%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,766
• Midwest: 471
• South: 625
• West: 42

67% of the 42647 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

97% of the 42647 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• OUTDOOR VENTURE COPORATION (HWY 1651 in STEARNS, KY; small business) : $58,978,768 in 67 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Tents and Tarpaulins, Individual Equipment, Milling Machines, Footwear, Men's, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $3,876,613; 2001: $2,099,251; 2002: $1,636,477; 2003: $50,658; 2004: $14,630,431; 2005: $35,927,342; 2006: $757,996.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $11,484,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Tents and Tarpaulins. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-07-19.
  $7,490,763, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-08. Completion date: 2005-05-29.
  $6,570,945, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-29. Completion date: 2006-03-03.
  $6,249,402, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
  

• ELAM, ALMA L (1784 S HIGHWAY 1651 in STEARNS, KY; small business) : $23,160 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $11,580 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
  $11,580 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2004-02-27.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 25 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.2%), and Outside Fires (37.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42647
• 6847.2%Structure Fires
• 5437.5%Outside Fires
• 117.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 117.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42647, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42647 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	28	74.0 years
John	22	80.0 years
William	19	68.3 years
Mary	15	74.4 years
Robert	12	72.3 years
Charles	10	71.5 years
Earl	9	72.2 years
George	9	72.9 years
Thomas	8	74.7 years
Henry	8	76.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 42647 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	51	71.9 years
Coffey	35	73.2 years
Ross	27	70.4 years
Ball	25	72.9 years
Gregory	24	66.6 years
Kidd	23	70.5 years
Vaughn	23	65.9 years
Worley	22	72.6 years
Stephens	21	76.4 years
Dobbs	21	61.9 years

Businesses in zip code 42647

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 1