Corona vs Moreno Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Corona and Moreno Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Corona and Moreno Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moreno Valley has the higher population (210,378 vs 158,839 in Corona). Corona has the higher median household income ($106,438 vs $87,477 in Moreno Valley). Corona has the higher median home value ($656,500 vs $461,400 in Moreno Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Corona	Moreno Valley
Population	158,839	210,378
Median age	37.3 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,438	$87,477
Median home value	$656,500	$461,400
Median gross rent	$2,136	$2,036
Housing units	49,869	56,654
Homeownership rate	63.4%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corona	Moreno Valley
Population	166,972 → 158,839 (-4.9%)	207,289 → 210,378 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$83,752 → $106,438 (+27.1%)	$66,134 → $87,477 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$467,000 → $656,500 (+40.6%)	$312,000 → $461,400 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,136 (+30.2%)	$1,494 → $2,036 (+36.3%)

Corona

Population

166,972158,839

Median household income

$83,752$106,438

Median home value

$467,000$656,500

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,136

Moreno Valley

Population

207,289210,378

Median household income

$66,134$87,477

Median home value

$312,000$461,400

Median gross rent

$1,494$2,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corona	Moreno Valley
Under 5	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	20.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	16.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.6%
75 and over	4.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corona	Moreno Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	14.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	11.1%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48.3%	59.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corona	Moreno Valley
No high school diploma	14.2%	20.1%
High school graduate	24.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corona	Moreno Valley
Drove alone	76.2%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	13.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.9%	7.2%
Other means	2.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corona	Moreno Valley
1-unit, detached	66.1%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	9.5%
20 or more units	8.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Corona	Moreno Valley
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.8%
Average household size	3.28	3.82
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1991	1988