Overview
8,156
Total Population
32.5
Median age
53.19%
Female population %
88:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
50.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
4,125
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Corning's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Corning is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Corning's population under 18 was 26.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Corning's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Corning, 23.42% were under the age of 15, 21.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.41% aged 30 to 64, 8.93% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 520 more females than males in Corning:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.19% females and 46.81% males in Corning, CA.
- The Corning, CA gender ratio is 88:100 i.e. 88 men to 100 women (0.880).
- For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 500.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 527.

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Race / Ethnicity
Corning's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Corning population: 63.63% are White, 1.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.02% are Asian, 18.61% are some other race and 11.95% are multiracial.
- Corning's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 4,125 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,031 (49.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Corning is White with a population of 5,19 (63.63% of the total population).

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Year by year
Corning's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 8,232 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Corning's population increased by 857 (12.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Corning's population increased by 561 (7.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Corning's population was lowest in year 2001 at 6,808.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)