Corcoran, California

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Corcoran is a city in Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford - Corcoran, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,458 at the 2000 census.

Corcoran is most famous as the site of the California State Prison, Corcoran, home to a number of notable inmates.

[edit] Geography

Corcoran is located at 36°5′46″N, 119°33′52″W (36.096018, -119.564480)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 14,458 people, 2,769 households, and 2,229 families residing in the city. The population density was 872.2/km² (2,260.2/mi²). There were 3,016 housing units at an average density of 182.0/km² (471.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 34.08% White, 14.21% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 46.42% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 59.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,769 households out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.44 and the average family size was 3.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 42.0% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 207.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 264.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,783, and the median income for a family was $32,852. Males had a median income of $30,787 versus $21,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,458. About 23.4% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.