Corona is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 124,935 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Corona is the 39th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Corona is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Corona is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Corona who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.62%), sales jobs (12.93%), and management occupations (9.63%).

Also of interest is that Corona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Corona are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Corona, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The city of Corona is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Corona Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Corona who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.99% of adults in Corona have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Corona in 2000 was $21,001, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,004 for a family of four.

Corona is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Corona home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Corona is White, followed by Asian. Corona also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.73% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Corona include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

Corona also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.38%.

The most common language spoken in Corona is English. Some people also speak Spanish.