Corning is a city of 8,155 people in California. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 43% less than in California as a whole. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. 26% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,627, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 127%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Corning
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share15.1% → 63.2%(+48.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.7% → 31.4%(−51.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,644 → $313,100(+133%)US over the same years: +67%
Corning's population equals 13% of Tehama County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 29% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(89)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.7%(157)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 395 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Corning, decade by decade
Corning population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,870
$43,544
$134,644
7.2%
36.6
2000
6,741
$46,192
$137,717
7.3%
61.6
2010
7,663
$47,083
$276,349
8.5%
68.4
2020
8,244
$58,224
$209,198
10.5%
69.2
2024
8,155
$56,627
$313,100
14.5%
62.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
