Corbin, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,324 (Urban population: 8,017 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 307 (16 farm, 290 nonfarm))

Corbin, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,694 (3,307 occupied: 1,880 owner occupied, 1,427 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	29%

Housing density: 499 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $344 (lower quartile is $222, upper quartile is $437)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $384

Median gross rent in Corbin, KY in 2007: $414

Housing units in Corbin with a mortgage: 946 (116 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 669

Corbin,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,143 (it was $62,500 in 2000)

Corbin:	$88,143
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,723 - $121,490

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $118,312
Here: $118,312
State: $160,589

In 2-unit structures: $173,072
Here: $173,072
State: $137,715

Mobile homes: $17,894
Here: $17,894
State: $33,636

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,396

In family households: 6,106 (1,549 male householders, 527 female householders)
1,600 spouses, 2,112 children (1,852 natural, 59 adopted, 201 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 98 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,290 (456 male householders (407 living alone)), 729 female householders (690 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 312 (300 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 998 2-persons, 528 3-persons, 367 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 57 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,097 1-person, 65 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

1,104 married couples with children.
533 single-parent households (105 men, 428 women).

98.0% of residents of Corbin speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 75 (1.0%)
(36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Corbin, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 497 6 rooms: 460 7 rooms: 279 8 rooms: 224 9 or more rooms: 200

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Corbin, Kentucky:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 54 3 rooms: 421 4 rooms: 418 5 rooms: 340 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 257
1990 to 1994: 200
1980 to 1989: 481
1970 to 1979: 695
1960 to 1969: 623
1950 to 1959: 490
1940 to 1949: 397
1939 or earlier: 477

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Corbin:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 554 3 bedrooms: 919 4 bedrooms: 314 5 or more bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Corbin:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 476 2 bedrooms: 643 3 bedrooms: 230 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Corbin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 112 1 vehicle: 611 2 vehicles: 834 3 vehicles: 264 4 vehicles: 52 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Corbin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 375 1 vehicle: 717 2 vehicles: 280 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Corbin, KY:

Less than $10,000: 48
$10,000 to $14,999: 27
$15,000 to $19,999: 49
$20,000 to $24,999: 41
$25,000 to $29,999: 40
$30,000 to $34,999: 46
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $49,999: 119
$50,000 to $59,999: 124
$60,000 to $69,999: 97
$70,000 to $79,999: 176
$80,000 to $89,999: 181
$90,000 to $99,999: 161
$100,000 to $124,999: 318
$125,000 to $149,999: 146
$150,000 to $174,999: 107
$175,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 to $249,999: 82
$250,000 to $299,999: 52
$300,000 to $399,999: 37
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Corbin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Corbin:

Less than $100: 98 people
$100 to $149: 80
$150 to $199: 116
$200 to $249: 132
$250 to $299: 77
$300 to $349: 216
$350 to $399: 187
$400 to $449: 153
$450 to $499: 126
$500 to $549: 86
$550 to $599: 43
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 139

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 12 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 21 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Corbin, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.6%
Number of people working at home: 78 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 179
5 to 9 minutes: 720
10 to 14 minutes: 836
15 to 19 minutes: 342
20 to 24 minutes: 230
25 to 29 minutes: 77
30 to 34 minutes: 158
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 5
45 to 59 minutes: 62
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 64

Corbin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,344 (84%)
Carpooled: 281 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 14 (1%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 34 (1%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 78 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 777
$10,000 to $14,999: 416
$15,000 to $19,999: 293
$20,000 to $24,999: 290
$25,000 to $29,999: 229
$30,000 to $34,999: 148
$35,000 to $39,999: 195
$40,000 to $44,999: 146
$45,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 192
$60,000 to $74,999: 206
$75,000 to $99,999: 162
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2333

English: 695

Other groups: 547

German: 450

Irish: 437

Scottish: 120

Scotch-Irish: 97

French (except Basque): 64

European: 53

British: 51

Hungarian: 38

Swedish: 35

Dutch: 33

Polish: 30

Swiss: 27

Italian: 25

Norwegian: 24

Welsh: 21

Czechoslovakian: 15

Russian: 13

Scandinavian: 12

Finnish: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Jamaican: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (36%)
Korea (27%)
Laos (20%)
Italy (9%)
United Kingdom (8%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5875
Northeast: 126
Midwest: 771
South: 694
West: 151

53% of Corbin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 222
9th grade: 120
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 678
Less than 1 year of college: 169
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 240
Associate degree: 52
Bachelor's degree: 262
Master's degree: 73
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 302
9th grade: 141
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 110
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 994
Less than 1 year of college: 176
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 348
Associate degree: 98
Bachelor's degree: 256
Master's degree: 175
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $26,628
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,039
Asian householders: $58,663
Some other race householders: $65,214
Two or more races householders: $5,451
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,404

Corbin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Corbin household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Corbin household income for Two or more races householders

Corbin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Corbin marital status for males

Corbin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,909
Asian householders: $93,335
Two or more races householders: $26,995
Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,054

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,379
One, attached: 36
Two: 266
3 or 4: 209
5 to 9: 219
10 to 19: 88
20 to 49: 191
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 290

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,143

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Corbin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (12%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	4.3%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	4.8%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	5.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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