CoronaChamber.org - About Corona

QUALITY LIFESTYLE

The estimated population is 153,000
Average age of Corona residents is 30.6
Corona's average household income is $82,187
Spendable income of the residents in Corona increases 5-7% each year
41% of Corona's workforce holds management, professional and technical positions
60% of Corona's adults have attended college
Corona's retail outlets averaged $1.25 million and outpreformed Riverside County by 38.7%
28.4% of Corona households have earnings of $100,000 or more
37 developed parks totaling nearly 364 acres
Since 1996, Corona's crime rate declined 52% while increasing its population 53% during the same period
Corona has its own Police and Fire departments
Two Metrolink stations serve the City of Corona.
Corona is within 25 minutes of two important airports

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Annual taxable sales as of January 2006 were approximately 3.36 billion
Corona's business expansions represented 18.5% of the expansions in the Inland Empire
Assessed valuation of the City is estimated to be approximately $12 billion
In the last 14 years, Corona's retail trade has nearly tripled, rising by $2.1 billion with non-retail base accounting for 41%
Two major freeways (91 & 15) cross the City of Corona
Corona has no utility user tax
In 2005, Corona's job growth was 4.2%, outpacing the Inland Empire's 3.1% and the State's 2.4%