Moving to Cornelia, Georgia
Population: 3,674. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,771 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,778 (48.4%), Females: 1,896 (51.6%)
Habersham County
Zip code: 30531
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $31,111
Median house value: $88,300
Population by Race
Races in Cornelia:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.1%)
- Hispanic (19.2%)
- Other race (9.6%)
- Black (9.5%)
- Other Asian (4.1%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.6%), English (8.2%), Irish (6.5%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 1500 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cornelia
- High school or higher: 67.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cornelia city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 12.5%
16.7% Foreign born (11.5% Latin America, 4.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +382 (+11.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cornelia:
- HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; DEMOREST, GA)
- STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TOCCOA, GA)
- BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COMMERCE, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cornelia:
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 43 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 58 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 80 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cornelia:
- HABERSHAM COUNTY (about 2 miles; CORNELIA, GA; Abbreviation: AJR)
- TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 18 miles; TOCCOA, GA; Abbreviation: TOC)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 24 miles; JEFFERSON, GA; Abbreviation: 19A)
Amtrak station near Cornelia:
- 15 miles: TOCCOA (47 N. ALEXANDER ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cornelia:
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 41 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
Public primary/middle schools in Cornelia:
- SOUTH HABERSHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 760; Location: 237 OLD ATHENS HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 533; Location: 375 OLD CLEVELAND ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)