Corning, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.9%
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| Males: 463 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 420 |  (47.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54452.
| Corning: | $77,681 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,160 (it was $19,225 in 2000)
Corning town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $198,871 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
| Corning: | $198,871 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,445; detached houses: $238,150; townhouses or other attached units: $227,043; in 2-unit structures: $190,725; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,253; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $418,259; mobile homes: $110,329
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Corning, WI
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- 86898.3%White alone
- 50.6%Asian alone
- 50.6%Hispanic
- 20.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.2%Two or more races
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Corning detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (73.2%), Polish (8.2%), United States (6.4%), English (4.2%), Irish (4.0%), Swedish (2.7%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 146.5 square miles.
Population density: 6.0 people per square mile (very low).
12 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Corning town: | 1.8% ($1,770) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(82.0 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (148.5 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (257.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Harding, WI (2.4 miles ),
), Hamburg, WI (2.9 miles ),
), Halsey, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Goodrich, WI (3.1 miles ),
), Rock Falls, WI (3.4 miles ),
), Bern, WI (3.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 45.19 N, Longitude: 89.90 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.6%)
- Wood products (9.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Construction (7.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.2%)
- Health care (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (16.9%)
- Construction (11.4%)
- Wood products (9.8%)
- Metal & metal products (8.7%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Paper (3.1%)
- Finance & insurance (13.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.1%)
- Health care (11.3%)
- Wood products (8.2%)
- Metal & metal products (7.8%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Social assistance (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)
Average climate in Corning, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Corning-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Wisconsin state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Corning town center killed 4 people and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/25/1950, a category F4 tornado 31.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Corning-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 299.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 262.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 233.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 302.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 311.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 241.1 miles away from Corning center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Corning:
- Northcentral Technical College (about 19 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 49 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
- Mid-State Technical College (about 56 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 83 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 84 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 95 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
- Lawrence University (about 98 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 2,821)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Corning: Natzke Camp (A), New Wood Junction (B), Camp Twenty-seven (C), Camp Twenty-five (D), Corning Townhall (E), Corning Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Corning include: Immanuel Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Methodist Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Krueger Lake (A), New Wood Flowage (B), 1 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Baldwin Creek (A), South Fork Copper River (B), North Fork Copper River (C), Krueger Creek (D), New Wood Creek (E), Garrison Creek (F), Middle Fork Copper River (G), McGinnis Creek (H), Shea Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Corning: New Wood State Public Hunting Grounds (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 79.4% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Corning:
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 5.9%
For population 25 years and over in Corning:
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.3 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Corning, WI (based on Lincoln County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 8,297 | 27 |
| Catholic | 6,201 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,550 | 14 |
| Other | 6 | 2 |
| None | 9,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Here: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Lincoln County: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| This county: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 8.4% |
| State: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lincoln County: | 28.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 15.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Corning:
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Corning:
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKEB (99.3 FM; MEDFORD, WI; Owner: WIGM, INCORPORATED)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
TV broadcast stations around Corning:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 52ft / 16.4mTotal length
- $866,000Total costs
- 1,813Total average daily traffic
- 7Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,404Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 11960-1969
- 31970-1979
- 31980-1989
- 21990-1999
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.8%Wood
- 21.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Electricity
- 2.5%Utility gas
- 37.0%Wood
- 29.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.4%Electricity
Corning compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.