Corsicana is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 25,671 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Corsicana is the 125th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Corsicana is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.31% of the Corsicana workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Corsicana is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Corsicana who work in sales jobs (9.94%), office and administrative support (9.59%), and food service (7.37%). Being a small city, Corsicana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Corsicana are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.47% of adults in Corsicana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Corsicana in 2022 was $25,227, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,908 for a family of four. However, Corsicana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Corsicana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Corsicana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Corsicana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Corsicana also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.04% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Corsicana include Irish, German, English, French, and British. Corsicana also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.87%. The most common language spoken in Corsicana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
