Moving to Cornelius, North Carolina

Population: 11,969
Males: 6,069 (50.7%), Females: 5,900 (49.3%)

Mecklenburg County

Zip code: 28031

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $71,259
Median house value: $236,500

Population by Race

Races in Cornelius:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
• Black (5.6%)
• Hispanic (2.8%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)
• Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (17.0%), English (13.7%), Irish (12.1%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%), Italian (4.8%).

Elevation: 831 feet

Land area: 8.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cornelius

• High school or higher: 93.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 49.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.8%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cornelius town

• Never married: 22.7%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 9.4%

5.0% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 1.6% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.7% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cornelius:

• PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
• DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; STATESVILLE, NC)
• LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cornelius:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 20 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 65 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cornelius:

• LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 9 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)
• CONCORD REGIONAL (about 15 miles; CONCORD, NC; Abbreviation: JQF)
• LANEYS (about 18 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)

Amtrak stations near Cornelius:

• 17 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
• 19 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cornelius:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
• YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Public primary/middle school in Cornelius:

• CORNELIUS ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,206; Location: 21126 CATAWBA AVE; Grades: KG – 05)