Corbin vs Emlyn

A side-by-side comparison of Corbin and Emlyn: population, income, housing, and more.

Corbin and Emlyn are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Corbin has the higher population (8,430 vs 527 in Emlyn). Emlyn has the higher median household income ($59,911 vs $51,795 in Corbin). Corbin has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $152,700 in Emlyn).

Population, income & housing

	Corbin	Emlyn
Population	8,430	527
Median age	39.8 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,795	$59,911
Median home value	$162,600	$152,700
Median gross rent	$686	$730
Housing units	3,288	214
Homeownership rate	53.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	18.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corbin	Emlyn
Population	7,325 → 8,430 (+15.1%)	558 → 527 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$40,119 → $51,795 (+29.1%)	$66,289 → $59,911 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$104,000 → $162,600 (+56.3%)	$74,900 → $152,700 (+103.9%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $686 (+9.4%)	$678 → $730 (+7.7%)

Corbin

Population

7,3258,430

Median household income

$40,119$51,795

Median home value

$104,000$162,600

Median gross rent

$627$686

Emlyn

Population

558527

Median household income

$66,289$59,911

Median home value

$74,900$152,700

Median gross rent

$678$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corbin	Emlyn
Under 5	6.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	31.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	4.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	19.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	20.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	2.5%
75 and over	10.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corbin	Emlyn
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corbin	Emlyn
No high school diploma	11.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	42.6%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corbin	Emlyn
Drove alone	80.4%	87.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corbin	Emlyn
1-unit, detached	64.3%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Corbin	Emlyn
Poverty rate	22.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.58	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1975	1986