The racial makeup of the city was 99.16% White, 0.17% African American, 0.22% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 803 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% were single, and 43.6% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.87. Age spread: 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,977, and the median income for a family was $45,227. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $19,569 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,836. About 5.0% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. Education Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from Corning Community Schools, which is the local public school district. The school system, as of 2013, began whole grade sharing with the nearby Villisca Community School District, and the Corning district now operates jointly, with the Villisca district, Southwest Valley High School, with the mascot being the Timberwolf. Students completing their studies previously graduated from Corning High School. The school's mascot and athletic emblem were the Red Raiders. Notable people Byron Barr, actor, Double Indemnity, Tokyo Rose Johnny Carson, American talk show host and comedian, was born in Corning. Horace Mann Towner, United States Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district, appointed Governor of Puerto Rico from 1923–1929. Daniel Webster Turner, Governor of Iowa from 1931–1933. References External links Adams County Speedway City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Corning New France Cities in Adams County, Iowa Cities in Iowa County seats in Iowa Populated places established in 1852