Editing Corbin, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900 = 1544
| 1910 = 2589
| 1920 = 3406
| 1930 = 8036
| 1940 = 7893
| 1950 = 7744
| 1960 = 7119
| 1970 = 7474
| 1980 = 8075
| 1990 = 7419
| 2000 = 7742
| 2010 = 7304
| 2020 = 7856
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 7856
| estref = <ref name="auto"/>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

Corbin is near the center of the [[Corbin, Kentucky micropolitan area]], whose current boundaries were established in 2023 by the U.S. [[Office of Management and Budget]] in coordination with the [[United States Census Bureau]].<ref name="OMB Bulletin No. 23-01">{{cite web |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01 |pages=59, 138 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |format=PDF |date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> Previously, the London micropolitan area had consisted solely of Laurel County, while the Whitley County portion of Corbin was the principal city of its own micropolitan area that consisted solely of that county. Both entities were in turn the components of a statistical entity officially known as the "Corbin–London, KY [[Combined statistical area|Combined Statistical Area]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS, December 2006, WITH CODES |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011245/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List5.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |access-date=August 1, 2008 |date=May 11, 2007 }}</ref><ref>
 {{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011223/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/List6.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2007 |title=COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENT CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAS, December 2006, WITH CODES |access-date=August 1, 2008 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |date=May 11, 2007 }}</ref> The CSA had a combined population of 94,486 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> The Knox County portion of Corbin was outside the former Corbin–London statistical area but is now included in the redefined London micropolitan area.

As of the 2010 [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,304 people, 3,093 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|920.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. There were 3,507 housing units at an average density of {{convert|441.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.41% [[White American|White]] (96.69% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic]]), 0.26% [[African American]], 0.31% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 0.64% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 1.11% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. No [[Pacific Islands American|Pacific Islanders]] lived in the city in 2010. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 3,093 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 22.5% under 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

Income data from the 2010 Census for Kentucky locations have not yet been released. As of the 2000 Census, the median income for a household in the city was $22,203. The median income for a family was $32,784. Males had a median income of $27,323 versus $17,568 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,200. About 15.5% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.