Cornell vs Odell

A side-by-side comparison of Cornell and Odell: population, income, housing, and more.

Cornell and Odell are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Odell has the higher population (866 vs 419 in Cornell). Odell has the higher median household income ($77,212 vs $64,286 in Cornell). Odell has the higher median home value ($130,400 vs $83,800 in Cornell).

Population, income & housing

	Cornell	Odell
Population	419	866
Median age	34.8 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,286	$77,212
Median home value	$83,800	$130,400
Median gross rent	$871	$993
Housing units	201	383
Homeownership rate	74.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornell	Odell
Population	487 → 419 (-14.0%)	1,097 → 866 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $64,286 (+34.7%)	$52,083 → $77,212 (+48.2%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $83,800 (+11.4%)	$100,800 → $130,400 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $871 (-4.1%)	$909 → $993 (+9.2%)

Cornell

Population

487419

Median household income

$47,708$64,286

Median home value

$75,200$83,800

Median gross rent

$908$871

Odell

Population

1,097866

Median household income

$52,083$77,212

Median home value

$100,800$130,400

Median gross rent

$909$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornell	Odell
Under 5	10.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.5%
75 and over	6.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornell	Odell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornell	Odell
No high school diploma	4.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	43.3%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornell	Odell
Drove alone	70.6%	86.1%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornell	Odell
1-unit, detached	88.6%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Cornell	Odell
Poverty rate	20.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1950	1938