Demographics of Cornelius town, North Carolina

Cornelius town, North Carolina had 35,094 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,579 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cornelius town, in four figures

35,094
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,783 ±60.; +11.4%
Change since July 2020: +3,579 people.; 44.0 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,767 ±$8,905
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cornelius town, North Carolina's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cornelius town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Cornelius town, North Carolina's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cornelius town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,515	100.0	100.0
2021	31,715	100.6	100.2
2022	32,686	103.7	100.7
2023	33,371	105.9	101.6
2024	34,325	108.9	102.5
2025	35,094	111.4	103.1

Population of Cornelius town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	31,515	—
2021	31,715	+200
2022	32,686	+971
2023	33,371	+685
2024	34,325	+954
2025	35,094	+769

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±1.6: for men 42.7 ±3.3 and for women 44.4 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cornelius town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,370 ±288	4.2% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,791 ±656	17.7% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,930 ±391	5.9% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,901 ±731	24.1% ±2.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,237 ±680	28.2% ±2.1	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,554 ±618	20.0% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,767 ±$8,905, and income per person $77,539 ±$5,421, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cornelius town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,146 ±259	8.3% ±1.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,054 ±420	14.8% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,418 ±306	10.2% ±2.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,396 ±246	10.1% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,308 ±399	16.6% ±2.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,705 ±278	12.3% ±2.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,857 ±349	27.8% ±2.4	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cornelius town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,763 ±525	5.4% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	164 to 620	2.3% to 8.6%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	781 ±284	4.7% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	590 ±211	6.7% ±2.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cornelius town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cornelius town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	14,956 ±476	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±4.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±2.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±2.7	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$559,400 ±$43,464	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,722 ±$56	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±1	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cornelius town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,761 ±491	5.4% ±1.5	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,887 ±952	82.0% ±2.9	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	530 to 1,770	1.6% to 5.4%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,029 ±405	3.1% ±1.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 211	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,834 ±570	5.6% ±1.7	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cornelius town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	9,170 ±981	28.0% ±3.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,237 ±1,136	61.7% ±3.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	484 ±164	1.5% ±0.5	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,892 ±610	8.8% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,200 ±284	3.7% ±0.9	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,692 ±537	5.2% ±1.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cornelius town among the places of North Carolina

32nd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Cornelius town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fuquay-Varina town	40,485 ±52
Monroe city	36,759 ±42
Salisbury city	35,825 ±29
Garner town	34,473 ±42
Goldsboro city	34,383 ±37
Cornelius town	32,783 ±60
New Bern city	32,734 ±47
Sanford city	31,478 ±47
Morrisville town	31,422 ±161
Matthews town	30,577 ±94
Statesville city	29,894 ±45

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Cornelius town, North Carolina

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026