Corona City Council
October 18, 2023

2023 Community Survey
Justin Tucker, Assistant City Manager
October 18, 2023
2023 Community Survey
• 22 questions from four elements of the
Strategic Plan
• Sound Infrastructure
• Safe Community
• Sense of Place
• High Performing Government
• Results compared to the 2022 National
Community Survey
• Survey available in English and Spanish
2 2023 Community Survey
Random Sample Survey • 7000 Households (1400 per district) • June 30th – Sept 27th, 2023 • Email invitation (4x) then by mail • 972 completed surveys • 13.8% response rate • 3.1% margin of error Open Participation Survey • Publicized on City Website and Social media
• 232 responses
3 City of Corona 4
2023 2022
Age 18-34 7% 6%
35-54 43% 33%
55+ 50% 61%
Sex Male 39% 44%
Female 58% 56%
Prefer not to Say/Other 3% -
District 1 17% 17%
2 17% 15%
3 22% 19%
4 20% 24%
5 23% 24%
Hispanic origin Yes 33% 24%
No 67% 76%
Housing Type Attached 13% 22%
Detached 87% 78%
Respondent Demographics
City of Corona
Highlights
5 • Improved resident
perceptions across almost
all categories
• Biggest increases (13+%) in
• Openness and acceptance of
diverse backgrounds
• Treating all residents fairly
• Overall appearance of Corona
• Overall image or reputation
• Overall confidence in Corona
government
• Efforts to reduce homelessness
City of Corona
Sound Infrastructure
6 City of Corona
Safe Community
7 Percent "Excellent" or "Good" 2022 2023 Difference
Public safety efforts 59% 67% 8%
Do you feel safe in your neighborhood during the day 86% 80% -6% City’s efforts to reduce homelessness 25% 38% 13%
City of Corona
Sense of Place
8 Percent "Excellent" or "Good" 2022 2023 Difference
Corona as a place to live 82% 84% 2%
Corona as a place to raise children 77% 79% 2%
Sense of community 54% 62% 8%
Recommend living in Corona to someone who asks 80% 88% 8% Overall image or reputation of Corona 56% 69% 13%
Overall appearance of Corona 50% 64% 14%
Cleanliness of Corona 50% 60% 10%
Openness and acceptance 58% 74% 16%
Places to recreate, socialize, meet, and connect 37% 49% 12% Variety and frequency of community events 39% 49% 10%
City of Corona
High Performing Government
9 Percent "Excellent" and "Good" responses 2022 2023 Difference The value of services for the taxes paid to Corona 42% 48% 6% The overall direction that Corona is taking 51% 56% 5%
Overall confidence in Corona government 38% 51% 13%
Treating all residents fairly 50% 65% 15%
Quality of the services provided by the City of Corona? 61% 65% 4% Key Points
• Open survey results (n=232) were 10-20% more negative than the results from the random sample (n=972)
• Improved resident perceptions from 2022 to 2023 across almost all indicators using a scientific random sample
10 Questions?
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