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(Urban population: 11,478, Rural population: 238 (all nonfarm))

Cornelius, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,612 (5,020 occupied: 3,828 owner occupied, 1,192 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Housing density: 664 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $917 (lower quartile is $791, upper quartile is $1,153)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $877

Median gross rent in Cornelius, NC in 2007: $1,051

Housing units in Cornelius with a mortgage: 2,743 (304 second mortgage, 669 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 495

Cornelius,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $291,267 (it was $217,200 in 2000)

Cornelius:	$291,267
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $180,949 - $627,556

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $507,024
Here: $507,024
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,820
Here: $214,820
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $781,645
Here: $781,645
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,109
Here: $176,109
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $192,048
Here: $192,048
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $64,286
Here: $64,286
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,716

In family households: 9,617 (2,774 male householders, 525 female householders)
2,839 spouses, 3,057 children (2,817 natural, 100 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 102 other relatives, 126 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,099 (820 male householders (635 living alone)), 892 female householders (742 living alone)), 387 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,624 2-persons, 755 3-persons, 578 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,377 1-person, 294 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

2,097 married couples with children.
451 single-parent households (98 men, 353 women).

93.3% of residents of Cornelius speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 595 (5.1%)
(34.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cornelius, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 269 5 rooms: 760 6 rooms: 631 7 rooms: 465 8 rooms: 689 9 or more rooms: 958

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cornelius, North Carolina:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 241 4 rooms: 323 5 rooms: 270 6 rooms: 178 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 241
1995 to 1998: 1,625
1990 to 1994: 1,437
1980 to 1989: 962
1970 to 1979: 534
1960 to 1969: 261
1950 to 1959: 167
1940 to 1949: 147
1939 or earlier: 238

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cornelius:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 687 3 bedrooms: 1,699 4 bedrooms: 1,132 5 or more bedrooms: 277

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cornelius:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 292 2 bedrooms: 487 3 bedrooms: 357 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Cornelius in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 962 2 vehicles: 1,984 3 vehicles: 679 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Cornelius in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 109 1 vehicle: 544 2 vehicles: 432 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Cornelius, NC:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 60
$90,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 132
$125,000 to $149,999: 295
$150,000 to $174,999: 326
$175,000 to $199,999: 353
$200,000 to $249,999: 381
$250,000 to $299,999: 334
$300,000 to $399,999: 602
$400,000 to $499,999: 253
$500,000 to $749,999: 404
$750,000 to $999,999: 327
$1,000,000 or more: 269

Cornelius rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Cornelius:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 44
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 31
$650 to $699: 26
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 70
$800 to $899: 186
$900 to $999: 158
$1,000 to $1,249: 228
$1,250 to $1,499: 116
$1,500 to $1,999: 40
$2,000 or more: 40
No cash rent: 72

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 266 1990 to 1994: 72 1985 to 1989: 40 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 63 1970 to 1974: 30 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 86

Cornelius, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 507 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 147
5 to 9 minutes: 501
10 to 14 minutes: 650
15 to 19 minutes: 620
20 to 24 minutes: 548
25 to 29 minutes: 302
30 to 34 minutes: 961
35 to 39 minutes: 217
40 to 44 minutes: 376
45 to 59 minutes: 1059
60 to 89 minutes: 616
90 or more minutes: 208

Cornelius mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,627 (84%)
Carpooled: 413 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 21 (0%)
Walked: 51 (1%)
Other means: 84 (1%)
Worked at home: 507 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 151
$10,000 to $14,999: 151
$15,000 to $19,999: 141
$20,000 to $24,999: 192
$25,000 to $29,999: 142
$30,000 to $34,999: 185
$35,000 to $39,999: 251
$40,000 to $44,999: 171
$45,000 to $49,999: 201
$50,000 to $59,999: 490
$60,000 to $74,999: 537
$75,000 to $99,999: 677
$100,000 to $124,999: 462
$125,000 to $149,999: 353
$150,000 to $199,999: 343
$200,000 or more: 564

First ancestries reported:

German: 1495

English: 1281

Other groups: 1197

United States or American: 1062

Irish: 976

Scotch-Irish: 574

Italian: 485

Scottish: 335

French (except Basque): 243

Polish: 217

European: 159

French Canadian: 130

Greek: 86

Swedish: 84

Dutch: 83

Norwegian: 78

British: 73

Welsh: 55

Canadian: 51

Hungarian: 39

Austrian: 36

Portuguese: 35

Russian: 33

Icelander: 31

Arab:: 24

Lebanese: 24

Pennsylvania German: 22

Czech: 21

Czechoslovakian: 17

Swiss: 17

Danish: 16

Eastern European: 15

Subsaharan African:: 14

Belgian: 13

Lithuanian: 12

Australian: 11

Finnish: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Slovak: 7

Romanian: 7

Basque: 6

African: 6

Estonian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Guyanese: 5

Israeli: 5

Croatian: 4

Iranian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (27%)
Canada (14%)
Germany (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
India (5%)
Japan (4%)
Russia (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4988
Northeast: 1885
Midwest: 1479
South: 2408
West: 318

40% of Cornelius residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 651
Less than 1 year of college: 179
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 696
Associate degree: 313
Bachelor's degree: 1,494
Master's degree: 414
Professional school degree: 160
Doctorate degree: 53

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 52
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 797
Less than 1 year of college: 184
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 604
Associate degree: 319
Bachelor's degree: 1,512
Master's degree: 437
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 29.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $88,810
Black householders: $43,561
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $106,763
Asian householders: $69,654
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $76,454
Some other race householders: $58,541
Two or more races householders: $68,959
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,885

Cornelius household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Cornelius household income for Black householders

Cornelius household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Cornelius household income for Asian householders

Cornelius household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Cornelius marital status for males

Cornelius marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $322,780
Black or African American householders: $173,258
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,341,008
Asian householders: $561,882
Some other race householders: $127,395
Hispanic or Latino householders: $132,491

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,712
One, attached: 459
Two: 36
3 or 4: 136
5 to 9: 364
10 to 19: 596
20 to 49: 226
50 or more: 54
Mobile homes: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,317

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cornelius:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (67%) Utility gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 189

Here:	17.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59

Here:	11.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71

Here:	16.4%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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