Big Run vs Corsica

A side-by-side comparison of Big Run and Corsica: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Run and Corsica are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Run has the higher population (498 vs 406 in Corsica). Big Run has the higher median household income ($54,722 vs $49,125 in Corsica). Corsica has the higher median home value ($106,500 vs $102,000 in Big Run).

Population, income & housing

	Big Run	Corsica
Population	498	406
Median age	45.4 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,722	$49,125
Median home value	$102,000	$106,500
Median gross rent	$860	$750
Housing units	293	159
Homeownership rate	67.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Run	Corsica
Population	424 → 498 (+17.5%)	355 → 406 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $54,722 (+32.7%)	$57,917 → $49,125 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$98,100 → $102,000 (+4.0%)	$100,600 → $106,500 (+5.9%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $860 (+26.8%)	$683 → $750 (+9.8%)

Big Run

Population

424498

Median household income

$41,250$54,722

Median home value

$98,100$102,000

Median gross rent

$678$860

Corsica

Population

355406

Median household income

$57,917$49,125

Median home value

$100,600$106,500

Median gross rent

$683$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Run	Corsica
Under 5	4.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	17.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.4%
75 and over	9.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Run	Corsica
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Run	Corsica
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.7%
High school graduate	66.4%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Run	Corsica
Drove alone	87.9%	91.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	1.2%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Run	Corsica
1-unit, detached	72.7%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Big Run	Corsica
Poverty rate	20.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1942	1950