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Corning, CA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Corning, California (Corning, CA — Census place “Corning city”) is 8,168 residents, ranking #536 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $55,732, the median home is worth $274,600 and median gross rent runs $1,116 a month. Looking for the Corning California ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Corning, CA: 96021.
- Population
- 8,168Corning city residents
- Median household income
- $55,732Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $274,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,116Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.4%Owner-occupied households
Corning ZIP codes (California)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Corning.
The Corning CA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Corning city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Corning city median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 51.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Corning city, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Corning city is a mid-size town in California, with 8,168 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #536 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 31.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Corning city earn a median of $55,732 a year, 29% below the national figure of $78,538 and 39% below the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Corning city is valued at $274,600, 9.5% below the national figure and 53% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,116 a month, 20.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,392 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 51.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Corning city?
- Corning city has 8,168 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #536 of 1,618 in California.
- What is the median household income in Corning city?
- Median household income in Corning city is $55,732 a year, 29% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Corning city?
- Median gross rent is $1,116 a month and the median home value is $274,600, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.
- Is Corning city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Corning city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Corning city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.