Demographics of Corning city, California

Corning city, California had 8,260 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +51 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Corning city, in four figures

8,260
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,155 ±21.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +51 people.; 31.3 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,627 ±$9,480
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.

Corning city, California's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Corning city, California'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Corning city, California's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Corning city, California'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	8,209	100.0	100.0
2021	8,154	99.3	100.2
2022	8,120	98.9	100.7
2023	8,114	98.8	101.6
2024	8,170	99.5	102.5
2025	8,260	100.6	103.1

Population of Corning city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,209	—
2021	8,154	−55
2022	8,120	−34
2023	8,114	−6
2024	8,170	+56
2025	8,260	+90

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.3 ±2.4: for men 25.8 ±3.5 and for women 33.1 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Corning city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	752 ±200	9.2% ±2.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,834 ±333	22.5% ±4.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	775 ±195	9.5% ±2.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,456 ±374	30.1% ±4.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,516 ±311	18.6% ±3.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	822 ±216	10.1% ±2.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,627 ±$9,480, and income per person $21,924 ±$2,517, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Corning city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	381 ±176	14.5% ±6.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	812 ±258	31.0% ±9.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	630 ±229	24.0% ±8.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	351 ±154	13.4% ±5.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	79 to 319	3.0% to 12.1%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	94 to 364	3.6% to 13.8%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 50	0% to 1.9%	20.5% ±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 Corning city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,440 ±416	17.9% ±5.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	513 ±215	20.7% ±8.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	696 ±241	16.4% ±5.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	100 to 362	8.3% to 26.3%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Corning city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Corning city	California	United States
Housing units	2,784 ±236	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±2.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.8% to 9.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.2% ±7.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.8% ±9.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$313,100 ±$22,157	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$961 ±$182	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±7	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Corning city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,152 ±539	63.2% ±6.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,563 ±474	31.4% ±5.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 476	< 0.1% to 5.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 177	0% to 2.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	45 to 213	0.6% to 2.6%	4.4% ±<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 Corning city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,730 ±463	58.0% ±5.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,266 ±391	15.5% ±4.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 80	0% to 1.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,125 ±485	26.1% ±5.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	249 to 1,003	3.1% to 12.3%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,499 ±423	18.4% ±5.2	12.3% ±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%.

Corning city among the places of California

536th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Corning city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
La Cresta CDP	8,389 ±1,224
Los Altos Hills town	8,377 ±75
Alondra Park CDP	8,373 ±673
Highgrove CDP	8,366 ±1,650
Orland city	8,357 ±29
Corning city	8,155 ±21
Rolling Hills Estates city	8,131 ±33
Interlaken CDP	8,068 ±1,019
Pismo Beach city	8,014 ±28
Midway City CDP	7,999 ±1,252
Bermuda Dunes CDP	7,971 ±734

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026