Corbin vs Williamsburg

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

Corbin and Williamsburg 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 5,226 in Williamsburg). Corbin has the higher median household income ($51,795 vs $32,431 in Williamsburg). Corbin has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $108,800 in Williamsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Corbin	Williamsburg
Population	8,430	5,226
Median age	39.8 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,795	$32,431
Median home value	$162,600	$108,800
Median gross rent	$686	$685
Housing units	3,288	1,974
Homeownership rate	53.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corbin	Williamsburg
Population	7,325 → 8,430 (+15.1%)	5,260 → 5,226 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$40,119 → $51,795 (+29.1%)	$27,342 → $32,431 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$104,000 → $162,600 (+56.3%)	$95,200 → $108,800 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $686 (+9.4%)	$582 → $685 (+17.7%)

Corbin

Population

7,3258,430

Median household income

$40,119$51,795

Median home value

$104,000$162,600

Median gross rent

$627$686

Williamsburg

Population

5,2605,226

Median household income

$27,342$32,431

Median home value

$95,200$108,800

Median gross rent

$582$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corbin	Williamsburg
Under 5	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	32.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	7.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	3.3%
75 and over	10.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corbin	Williamsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	87.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corbin	Williamsburg
No high school diploma	11.5%	23.5%
High school graduate	42.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corbin	Williamsburg
Drove alone	80.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	9.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corbin	Williamsburg
1-unit, detached	64.3%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	19.7%
20 or more units	8.1%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Corbin	Williamsburg
Poverty rate	22.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	13
Median year structure built	1975	1979