Corning

Population: 1,573
Median household income: $60,446
Median home value: $84,700

Corning, a community in Adams County, Iowa, has 1,573 residents. At $60,446, its median household income sits below Adams County's $68,828.

Between 2019 and 2023, Corning's population held roughly steady from 1,577 to 1,573, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $72,900 to $84,700.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $750.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,573
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,446
Median home value: $84,700
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 909
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5771,573

Median household income

$47,330$60,446

Median home value

$72,900$84,700

Median gross rent

$554$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,577	$47,330	$72,900	$554
2020	1,671	$50,288	$68,500	$703
2021	1,607	$52,266	$66,300	$694
2022	1,592	$54,500	$77,000	$740
2023	1,573	$60,446	$84,700	$750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	66	4.2%
5 to 17	277	17.6%
18 to 24	84	5.3%
25 to 34	126	8.0%
35 to 44	216	13.7%
45 to 54	191	12.1%
55 to 64	220	14.0%
65 to 74	188	12.0%
75 and over	205	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,455	92.5%
Black or African American	12	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	1.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	7.7%
High school graduate	372	32.5%
Some college or associate's	434	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	198	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	54	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	491	73.6%
Carpooled	88	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	3.7%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	58	8.7%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	379	62.2%
15 to 29 min	77	12.6%
30 to 44 min	121	19.9%
45 to 59 min	6	1.0%
60+ min	26	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 11.4% (170 of 1,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	360	51.4%
Nonfamily households	341	48.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	701	77.1%
Vacant	208	22.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	506	72.2%
Renter-occupied	195	27.8%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	763	83.9%
1-unit, attached	13	1.4%
2 to 4 units	56	6.2%
5 to 19 units	47	5.2%
20 or more units	4	0.4%
Mobile home & other	26	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1916500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.9924, -94.7388