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Corcoran, California

Corcoran, city, in Kings County, California. Corcoran had 22,358 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 22,339 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 22,491 (±28). GEOID 0616224.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

22,358

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 22,339 · ACS 2020-2024: 22,491 ±28

Median household income

$59,905

±$6,616 (90% margin)
California: $99,122

Median home value

$236,100

±$19,021 (90% margin)
California: $734,700

Median gross rent

$1,160

±$152 (90% margin)
California: $2,036

Where is Corcoran and what county is it in?

Corcoran is a city in Kings County, California. It covers 7.5 square miles of land, 2,995 residents per square mile in 2020.

Corcoran is in the Hanford-Corcoran, CA metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Corcoran (marked with a dot) in Kings County, California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Corcoran, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 22,358 people lived in Corcoran on July 1, 2025, about level with 2020, in line with California (−0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 22,339 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 22,491 (±28).

  • July 2020→2021 −60 (22,669)
  • 2021→2022 −296 (22,373)
  • 2022→2023 −176 (22,197)
  • 2023→2024 −278 (21,919)
  • 2024→2025 +439 (22,358)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure CorcoranKings CountyCalifornia Change since 2015-2019
Total population 22,491 ±28 153,298 39,287,377 +335
Households 4,226 ±251 44,052 13,548,091 no clear change
Average household size 3.47 ±0.20 3.17 2.84 no clear change
Housing units 4,537 ±266 46,986 14,644,735 no clear change

Corcoran's population since 2000

From 14,458 in 2000 to 22,358 in 2025: up 54.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Corcoran as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 14,458
  • 2005 (estimate) 24,589
  • 2010 Census 24,813
  • 2015 (estimate) 22,561
  • 2020 Census 22,339
  • 2025 (estimate) 22,358

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Corcoran?

The median resident of Corcoran is 35.6 years old; 20.2% are under 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 71.6%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 13.5%. 22.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure CorcoranKings CountyCalifornia Change since 2015-2019
Median age 35.6 ±1.1 32.5 37.9 no clear change
Under 18 years 20.2% ±1.9 pts 26.8% 22.0% –
65 years and over 8.9% ±1.1 pts 10.8% 15.7% –
Male 66.5% ±1.5 pts 55.3% 49.9% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71.6% ±1.8 pts 58.2% 40.2% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 13.5% ±1.6 pts 28.0% 33.8% −2.8 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 10.2% ±1.3 pts 5.8% 5.2% no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±0.4 pts 3.6% 15.3% +0.5 pts
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.9% ±0.4 pts 0.7% 0.3% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.1 pts 0.2% 0.3% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.0% ±0.9 pts 3.2% 4.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.2 pts 0.3% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 22.5% ±2.7 pts 19.2% 27.0% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 48.8% ±3.2 pts 41.9% 44.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 3.6% ±0.9 pts 6.7% 4.3% –
With a disability 13.1% ±2.5 pts 12.8% 11.6% –
No health insurance coverage 8.2% ±2.3 pts 7.3% 6.6% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 63.5% ±3.0 pts 75.8% 84.7% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 3.7% ±0.9 pts 13.6% 37.1% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 1.3% ±0.6 pts 4.3% 14.4% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 81.7% ±2.1 pts 87.6% 89.2% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.1% ±0.1 pts 1.8% 1.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Corcoran earn?

Half of Corcoran's 4,226 households earn less than $59,905 a year (±$6,616), against $70,995 in Kings County and $99,122 in California. In 2015-2019 the median was $49,423 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $10,482 after inflation. 20.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure CorcoranKings CountyCalifornia Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $59,905 ±$6,616 $70,995 $99,122 +$10,482
Mean household income $73,584 ±$7,694 $89,359 $140,436 –
Per capita income $14,712 ±$1,496 $27,306 $49,513 +$2,516
People below the poverty line 20.7% ±5.4 pts 16.0% 12.0% −10.0 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line 27.3% ±8.7 pts 21.2% 15.0% −13.4 pts
Households receiving SNAP 35.2% ±6.2 pts 20.0% 12.4% –
Households with a computer 92.9% ±3.4 pts 94.9% 96.9% –
Households with a broadband subscription 78.6% ±4.6 pts 86.8% 93.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Corcoran?

Owners occupy 52.8% of Corcoran's occupied homes and renters 47.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $236,100 by its owner (±$19,021). The median renter pays $1,160 a month including utilities, and 43.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure CorcoranKings CountyCalifornia Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $236,100 ±$19,021 $324,300 $734,700 +$52,357
Median gross rent $1,160 ±$152 $1,331 $2,036 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 43.0% ±8.5 pts 39.7% 46.0% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,431 ±$114 $1,878 $2,946 –
Owner-occupied homes 52.8% ±5.0 pts 54.2% 55.9% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 47.2% ±5.0 pts 45.8% 44.1% –
Housing units 4,537 ±266 46,986 14,644,735 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±1.8 pts 1.4% 0.8% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±2.1 pts 2.9% 4.2% –
Single-family detached homes 72.8% ±5.4 pts 71.2% 57.0% –
Mobile homes 5.5% ±2.9 pts 4.0% 3.5% –
Built 2020 or later 1.0% ±1.2 pts 1.7% 1.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 5.2% ±2.5 pts 8.9% 6.5% –
Built 1939 or earlier 6.0% ±2.7 pts 5.6% 8.9% –
Households with no vehicle 7.2% ±2.9 pts 5.8% 7.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Corcoran building?

Builders took permits for 59 new housing units in Corcoran in 2025 (59 in single-family houses), 2.6 per 1,000 residents against 2.6 across California.

  • 2019 51 units
  • 2020 4 units
  • 2021 14 units
  • 2022 21 units
  • 2023 (6 months) 22 units
  • 2024 7 units
  • 2025 59 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Corcoran work and get to work?

80.3% of Corcoran's workers drive alone and 4.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.3 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 11.1%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure CorcoranKings CountyCalifornia Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 30.6% ±2.6 pts 56.2% 63.8% –
Unemployment rate 11.1% ±5.2 pts 10.8% 6.6% no clear change
Drove alone to work 80.3% ±4.4 pts 77.1% 65.7% –
Carpooled 14.3% ±4.0 pts 13.5% 9.5% –
Public transportation 0.1% ±0.3 pts 0.4% 2.9% –
Walked 0.4% ±0.5 pts 2.0% 2.4% –
Worked from home 4.2% ±1.9 pts 5.2% 17.2% no clear change
Mean travel time to work 22.3 min ±2.3 23.0 min 28.7 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Corcoran?

5 census tracts lie mostly in Corcoran, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $42,353 (Tract 13) to $83,458 (Tract 15).

Census tracts in Corcoran, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Corcoran
Tract 9801Kings County7,837 not published not published80%
Tract 15Kings County5,373 $83,458 $268,50099%
Tract 13Kings County4,707 $42,353 $247,80064%
Tract 14.01Kings County2,815 $55,921 $216,900100%
Tract 14.02Kings County2,383 $59,792 $193,200100%
Tract 16.01Kings County4,061 $49,022 $261,8000%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Corcoran) · Census block assignment files

How does Corcoran compare with other places in California?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Corcoran is the 1,773rd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 289th-most populous of 483 in California.

Corcoran ranks 888th of 1,037 places in California with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Corcoran's rank in California (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate289th483
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)172nd469
Residents per square mile458th1,077
Median household income888th1,037
Per capita income1,054th1,073
Median home value988th1,054
Median gross rent876th987
Poverty rate132nd836
Bachelor's degree or higher985th988
Median age764th1,075
Owner-occupied share850th1,064
Work from home799th822
Travel time to work871st1,069

Corcoran's figures with every place in California (CSV)

Every place in California, sortable · Compare Corcoran with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Corcoran?

7 of the 57 figures for Corcoran on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Corcoran are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Corcoran.