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North Carolina·Mecklenburg County
12 tracts·28K people·$559K median·2,185/mi²
White 82 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 5 · Black 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 28 · Other 17
Professional 38 · Retail 24 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 11 · Health 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 61 · Sales · office 21 · Service 8 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 30 · Carpool 10 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Cornelius is $559,400 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Cornelius has 32,783 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.0; the population is 82.0% White, 5.6% Multiracial, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Black, 3.1% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 62.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.4% (Census ACS).
J.V. Washam Elementary (78%), Cornelius Elementary (74%) and Lakeside Charter Academy (47%) lead the elementary schools; Bailey Middle is the middle school with reported scores (77%); William Amos Hough High is the high school with reported scores (78%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,722/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cornelius is $113,767 a year, 32% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Cornelius, median rent is $1,722/month and the median home value is $559,400 (Census ACS).
Cornelius reported 1.4 violent crimes and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cornelius are earthquake (54), hail (53) and landslide (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cornelius, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).