What is the population of Cornelius, North Carolina?

The population of Cornelius, North Carolina is 22,032.

What is the median household income in Cornelius, North Carolina?

The median household income in Cornelius, North Carolina is $105,447, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Cornelius, North Carolina is $394,590, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Cornelius, North Carolina is 3.7%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A

Education A+

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Population	22,032	10,790,063	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1674.4	200.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	2.20%	0.90%	0.57%
Median age	42.9	37.6	37.1
Households	9,723	4,184,344	128,459,983

Year	Cornelius

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Cornelius has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$105,447	$69,937	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.81%	5.43%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$394,590	$265,624	$242,182
Median rent	$1,570	$1,162	$1,342
Homeownership rate	60.3%	66.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.0	21.8	22.5
Work from home	26.1%	14.5%	13.4%

Cornelius has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	31.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.46	2.54

Cornelius has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Cornelius	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.7	77.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	7.5%	16.8%	16.3%
Smokers	13.1%	20.7%	19.0%