CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Corydon

Kentucky · 785 residents · 0.54 sq mi

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Corydon is a city of 785 people in Kentucky. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $32,700. The poverty rate is 18.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $22,411, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

785

+6%vs 2000

vs 744 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024741

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(73)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(69)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(116)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(104)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(83)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,411

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,960

−38%vs 2000

vs $12,790 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.4%

+11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,700

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

16.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(670)

Black9%(67)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(622)

Black19.9%(156)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese3.2%(24)

Ancestry

German11.7%(87)

American8%(59)

English7.2%(53)

Irish6.3%(47)

Scottish1.2%(9)

Dutch0.9%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(7)

French0.7%(5)

Subsaharan African0.5%(4)

Nigerian0.5%(4)

Welsh0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Marshallese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 13.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.3%(98)

Married50.7%(145)

Widowed6.3%(18)

Divorced8.7%(25)

Women 15+

Never married33.9%(98)

Married53.3%(154)

Widowed5.2%(15)

Divorced7.6%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−17.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.5%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.6%

+16.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

−23.2 ptssince 2020

from 71.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)4.3%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52.2%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.1%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 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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