It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kearns has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kearns has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kearns than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kearns may be for you.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Kearns rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.67% of adults 25 and older in Kearns have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Kearns in 2022 was $28,830, which is low income relative to Utah, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,320 for a family of four. However, Kearns contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kearns is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kearns home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kearns residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Kearns also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kearns include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Danish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Kearns's cultural character, accounting for 18.81% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Kearns is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
