Moving to Corning, California
Population: 6,741. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,140 (+5.9% change)
Males: 3,247 (48.2%), Females: 3,494 (51.8%)
Tehama County
Zip code: 96021
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $25,357
Median house value: $79,600
Population by Race
Races in Corning:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.9%)
- Hispanic (28.8%)
- Other race (17.4%)
- Two or more races (4.8%)
- American Indian (4.4%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.1%), United States (9.5%), English (9.2%), Irish (9.0%), French (3.4%), Scottish (2.8%).
Elevation: 272 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Corning
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 11.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Corning city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 11.6%
15.6% Foreign born (13.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +718 (+11.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Corning:
- ST ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RED BLUFF, CA)
- ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CHICO, CA)
- GLENN MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; WILLOWS, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Corning:
- CHICO MUNI (about 25 miles; CHICO, CA; Abbreviation: CIC)
- REDDING MUNI (about 41 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
- BEALE AFB (about 76 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: BAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Corning:
- CORNING MUNI (about 2 miles; CORNING, CA; Abbreviation: 0O4)
- HAIGH FIELD (about 15 miles; ORLAND, CA; Abbreviation: O37)
- RED BLUFF MUNI (about 17 miles; RED BLUFF, CA; Abbreviation: RBL)
Amtrak station:
CORNING (INTERMODAL TML., 1081 SOLANO) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Corning:
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 30 miles; CHICO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,658)
- BUTTE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,061)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; REDDING, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,251)
- YUBA COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,593)
- MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 89 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS (about 100 miles; DAVIS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 24,405)
- SIERRA COLLEGE (about 102 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
Schools
Public high schools in Corning:
- CORNING HIGH (Students: 954; Location: 643 BLACKBURN; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CENTENNIAL (CONTINUATION) HIGH (Students: 64; Location: 250 E. FIG LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CORNING-CENTER ALTERN LEARN (COMM DAY) (Students: 9; Location: 643 BLACKBURN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Corning:
- MAYWOOD INTERMEDIATE (Students: 674; Location: 1666 MARGUERITE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- OLIVE VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 639; Location: 1402 FIG ST.; Grades: 03 – 05)
- WEST STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 593; Location: 900 WEST ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
- RICHFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 197; Location: 6275 OLIVE ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- RANCHO TEHEMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 78; Location: 17357 STAGE COACH ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
- KIRKWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 30; Location: 2049 KIRKWOOD ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- CORNING AREA COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 5; Location: 617 FIG LANE; Grades: KG – 08)