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Cornelius, NC
Demographic Data




Cornelius Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cornelius Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,294

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.9%
5 - 17:
18.0%
18 - 24:
6.3%
25 - 34:
9.8%
35 - 54:
28.7%
55 - 64:
14.5%
Over 65 Years:
18.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
97.2%
97.2%
58.6%
58.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cornelius
USA
$75,101
$75,101
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Cornelius
USA
$107,969
$107,969
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Finance
Manufacturing
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Arts
Real estate
Administration
Information Technology
Wholesale
12.1%
12.1%
11.8%
11.8%
11.3%
11.3%
11.1%
11.1%
8.2%
8.2%
6.5%
6.5%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
82.6%
82.6%
6.0%
6.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.0%
4.0%
2.6%
2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
French
Scottish
European
Polish
Scots-Irish
Brazilian
Afghan
Dutch
Norwegian
British
Swedish
Greek
Russian
Danish
Eastern European
Welsh
17.9%
17.9%
16.8%
16.8%
13.4%
13.4%
10.0%
10.0%
4.1%
4.1%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.0%
2.0%
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1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
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0.9%
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0.8%
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0.6%
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0.6%
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0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Scandinavian languages
French
Arabic
Other Indo-European
Persian
Serbo-Croatian
African languages
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
West Germanic languages
Urdu
Russian
Polish
Native American languages
Slavic languages
Pacific Island languages
Chinese
92.0%
92.0%
4.0%
4.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cornelius Residents

8.7%


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