Corning vs St. Francis

A side-by-side comparison of Corning and St. Francis: population, income, housing, and more.

Corning and St. Francis are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Corning has the higher population (3,169 vs 220 in St. Francis). Corning has the higher median household income ($44,197 vs $37,308 in St. Francis). Corning has the higher median home value ($85,800 vs $38,500 in St. Francis).

Population, income & housing

	Corning	St. Francis
Population	3,169	220
Median age	39.7 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,197	$37,308
Median home value	$85,800	$38,500
Median gross rent	$713	$650
Housing units	1,642	116
Homeownership rate	68.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corning	St. Francis
Population	3,137 → 3,169 (+1.0%)	235 → 220 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$28,504 → $44,197 (+55.1%)	$31,875 → $37,308 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $85,800 (+16.9%)	$47,300 → $38,500 (-18.6%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $713 (+22.9%)	$625 → $650 (+4.0%)

Corning

Population

3,1373,169

Median household income

$28,504$44,197

Median home value

$73,400$85,800

Median gross rent

$580$713

St. Francis

Population

235220

Median household income

$31,875$37,308

Median home value

$47,300$38,500

Median gross rent

$625$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corning	St. Francis
Under 5	7.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	6.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	3.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	37.7%
55 to 64	9.6%	17.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	7.7%
75 and over	9.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corning	St. Francis
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corning	St. Francis
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	45.8%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corning	St. Francis
Drove alone	82.1%	94.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corning	St. Francis
1-unit, detached	92.6%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Corning	St. Francis
Poverty rate	17.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1974	1961