Corbin is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,708 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Corbin is the 66th largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Corbin is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Corbin is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Corbin who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.10%), sales jobs (14.11%), and teaching (7.71%).

One of the benefits of Corbin is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.90 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Corbin is a very car-oriented city. 96.72% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Corbin is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Corbin has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

For a small city, Corbin has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Corbin exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

Corbin Information and Demographics

The population of Corbin overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Corbin, 17.93% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Corbin in 2000 was $14,200, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $56,800 for a family of four.

The people who call Corbin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Corbin is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Corbin include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Corbin is English.