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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Corbin Area is $15,939, which is lower than the state average of $23,210 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Corbin Area median household income is $29,876. On average Corbin Area residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #917

Corbin Area	15,939 USD
Kentucky	23,210 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Corbin Area	19,827 USD
Kentucky	26,556 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Corbin Area	24,995 USD
Kentucky	31,567 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Corbin Area	15,901 USD
Kentucky	21,959 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #923

Corbin Area	29,876 USD
Kentucky	42,610 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Corbin Area	41,531 USD
Kentucky	57,876 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Corbin Area	9.88%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Corbin Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Corbin Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.04%	$13,287, see rank	17.84%	$12,391	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	40.46%	$15,669, see rank	32.47%	$15,575	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.79%	$4,038, see rank	2.53%	$3,248	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	15.74%	$15,386, see rank	19.45%	$19,977	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Corbin Area	37,235 USD
Kentucky	53,833 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Corbin Area	46,985 USD
Kentucky	68,559 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$29,997, see rank	$44,050	$56,203
Black	$19,375, see rank	$29,055	$35,564
Hispanic	$31,686, see rank	$34,369	$41,994
Two or More Races	$35,139, see rank	$30,828	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$21,059, see rank	$21,833	$25,955
25 to 44	$38,218, see rank	$48,641	$58,073
45 to 64	$31,806, see rank	$51,423	$64,486
65 or over	$21,008, see rank	$29,338	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,158, see rank	3,433,526	243,810,053
Male¹	13,520, 48.01%, see rank	48.62%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,142, 52.83%, see rank	65.35%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	35, 0.26%, see rank	0.96%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,107, 52.57%, see rank	64.38%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,093, 85.73%, see rank	89.92%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,014, 14.27%, see rank	10.08%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,378, 47.17%, see rank	34.65%	29.80%
Female¹	14,638, 51.99%, see rank	51.38%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,763, 46.20%, see rank	55.60%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,763, 46.20%, see rank	55.51%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,275, 92.78%, see rank	91.19%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	488, 7.22%, see rank	8.81%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,875, 53.80%, see rank	44.40%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,115, 100%	1,833,778	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,053, 82.98%, see rank	82.20%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,396, 11.52%, see rank	10.39%	10.03%
Public Transportation	111, 0.92%, see rank	1.15%	4.98%
Walked	347, 2.86%, see rank	2.17%	2.82%
Other Means	57, 0.47%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	151, 1.25%, see rank	2.99%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Corbin Area	19.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,368	1,859,549	141,996,548
Male¹	6,093, 49.26%, see rank	51.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,421, 23.32%, see rank	27.43%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	962, 15.79%, see rank	13.22%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	999, 16.40%, see rank	16.44%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	595, 9.77%, see rank	10.76%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,750, 28.72%, see rank	24.09%	17.87%
Female¹	6,275, 50.74%, see rank	48.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,754, 27.95%, see rank	37.43%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,710, 27.25%, see rank	20.49%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,322, 37.00%, see rank	33.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 0.35%, see rank	0.33%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	467, 7.44%, see rank	8.09%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Corbin Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,368, 100%	1,859,549	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	268, 2.17%, see rank	2.93%	1.90%
Construction	639, 5.17%, see rank	6.28%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,862, 15.05%, see rank	13.68%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	230, 1.86%, see rank	2.66%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,701, 13.75%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	514, 4.16%, see rank	6.02%	5.00%
Information	150, 1.21%, see rank	1.77%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	402, 3.25%, see rank	5.50%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,023, 8.27%, see rank	7.68%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,523, 28.48%, see rank	24.13%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	859, 6.95%, see rank	8.36%	9.18%
Public Administration	727, 5.88%, see rank	4.54%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	470, 3.80%, see rank	4.71%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Corbin Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,037	26.32%, see rank	18.56%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,957	20.79%, see rank	14.15%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.