Cornell vs Strawn

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

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

Cornell has the higher population (419 vs 92 in Strawn). Cornell has the higher median home value ($83,800 vs $75,000 in Strawn). Since 2019, Strawn's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -14.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cornell	Strawn
Population	419	92
Median age	34.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,286	—
Median home value	$83,800	$75,000
Median gross rent	$871	$825
Housing units	201	43
Homeownership rate	74.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornell	Strawn
Population	487 → 419 (-14.0%)	79 → 92 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $64,286 (+34.7%)	$55,625 → $66,250 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $83,800 (+11.4%)	$57,500 → $75,000 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $871 (-4.1%)	—

Cornell

Population

487419

Median household income

$47,708$64,286

Median home value

$75,200$83,800

Median gross rent

$908$871

Strawn

Population

7992

Median household income

$55,625$66,250

Median home value

$57,500$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornell	Strawn
Under 5	10.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.1%	28.3%
18 to 24	11.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	20.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	3.3%
75 and over	6.0%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornell	Strawn
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornell	Strawn
No high school diploma	4.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	43.3%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornell	Strawn
Drove alone	70.6%	84.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornell	Strawn
1-unit, detached	88.6%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornell	Strawn
Poverty rate	20.1%	26.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1950	1964