Demographics of Corbin city, Kentucky

Corbin city, Kentucky had 7,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +82 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Corbin city, in four figures

7,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,246 ±459.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +82 people.; 37.6 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,065 ±$8,461
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Corbin city, Kentucky's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Corbin city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Corbin city, Kentucky's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Corbin city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,829	100.0	100.0
2021	7,817	99.8	100.2
2022	7,828	100.0	100.7
2023	7,820	99.9	101.6
2024	7,891	100.8	102.5
2025	7,911	101.0	103.1

Population of Corbin city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,829	—
2021	7,817	−12
2022	7,828	+11
2023	7,820	−8
2024	7,891	+71
2025	7,911	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±2.6: for men 34.6 ±5.2 and for women 39.5 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Corbin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	599 ±175	7.3% ±2.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,493 ±291	18.1% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	705 ±206	8.5% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,138 ±328	25.9% ±3.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,699 ±288	20.6% ±3.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,612 ±265	19.5% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,065 ±$8,461, and income per person $26,098 ±$2,937, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Corbin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	921 ±226	29.4% ±6.8	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	597 ±194	19.1% ±6.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	496 ±164	15.9% ±5.1	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	347 ±151	11.1% ±4.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	365 ±123	11.7% ±3.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	148 to 488	4.8% to 15.5%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	27 to 141	0.9% to 4.5%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Corbin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,063 ±614	26.0% ±7.6	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	517 ±221	24.7% ±9.4	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,218 ±361	29.3% ±7.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	328 ±137	19.3% ±7.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Corbin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Corbin city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	3,480 ±264	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±3.0	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±4.5	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.5% ±5.9	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.5% ±7.8	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,000 ±$26,555	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$733 ±$116	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Corbin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27 to 181	0.3% to 2.2%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,805 ±496	94.7% ±2.9	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 179	0% to 2.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 433	0.8% to 5.2%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Corbin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	6,120 ±550	74.2% ±5.2	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,007 ±393	24.3% ±4.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 39	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 212	0% to 2.6%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 139	0% to 1.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 97	0% to 1.2%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Corbin city among the places of Kentucky

56th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Corbin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Knox CDP	8,836 ±787
Hillview city	8,797 ±23
Maysville city	8,737 ±20
Fort Mitchell city	8,713 ±45
Edgewood city	8,447 ±25
Corbin city	8,246 ±459
Oak Grove city	7,962 ±33
Union city	7,642 ±21
London city	7,561 ±22
Mount Sterling city	7,551 ±19
Pikeville city	7,490 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026