Cornelius vs Davidson

A side-by-side comparison of Cornelius and Davidson: population, income, housing, and more.

Cornelius and Davidson are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cornelius has the higher population (32,009 vs 14,852 in Davidson). Davidson has the higher median household income ($152,969 vs $114,688 in Cornelius). Davidson has the higher median home value ($626,000 vs $512,400 in Cornelius).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Davidson
Population	32,009	14,852
Median age	44.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$114,688	$152,969
Median home value	$512,400	$626,000
Median gross rent	$1,571	$1,636
Housing units	14,777	6,043
Homeownership rate	69.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	75.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Davidson
Population	29,256 → 32,009 (+9.4%)	12,735 → 14,852 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$90,542 → $114,688 (+26.7%)	$124,853 → $152,969 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$322,400 → $512,400 (+58.9%)	$448,300 → $626,000 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,571 (+28.9%)	$1,264 → $1,636 (+29.4%)

Cornelius

Population

29,25632,009

Median household income

$90,542$114,688

Median home value

$322,400$512,400

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,571

Davidson

Population

12,73514,852

Median household income

$124,853$152,969

Median home value

$448,300$626,000

Median gross rent

$1,264$1,636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Davidson
Under 5	4.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	15.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	4.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	15.6%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.0%
75 and over	7.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Davidson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	77.9%
Black or African American	4.5%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Davidson
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	11.4%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	40.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	35.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Davidson
Drove alone	66.2%	59.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	2.3%
Public transit	0.7%	1.3%
Walked	0.8%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.6%
Worked from home	26.5%	27.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Davidson
1-unit, detached	60.8%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	8.6%
20 or more units	11.8%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Davidson
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	2002	2002