Cornelius vs Huntersville

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

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

Huntersville has the higher population (62,458 vs 32,009 in Cornelius). Huntersville has the higher median household income ($119,951 vs $114,688 in Cornelius). Cornelius has the higher median home value ($512,400 vs $439,300 in Huntersville).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Huntersville
Population	32,009	62,458
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,688	$119,951
Median home value	$512,400	$439,300
Median gross rent	$1,571	$1,742
Housing units	14,777	24,643
Homeownership rate	69.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Huntersville
Population	29,256 → 32,009 (+9.4%)	55,980 → 62,458 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$90,542 → $114,688 (+26.7%)	$102,016 → $119,951 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$322,400 → $512,400 (+58.9%)	$301,500 → $439,300 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,571 (+28.9%)	$1,305 → $1,742 (+33.5%)

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

Huntersville

Population

55,98062,458

Median household income

$102,016$119,951

Median home value

$301,500$439,300

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Huntersville
Under 5	4.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.1%
75 and over	7.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Huntersville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	68.8%
Black or African American	4.5%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Huntersville
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	11.4%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Huntersville
Drove alone	66.2%	65.7%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.0%
Public transit	0.7%	1.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	26.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Huntersville
1-unit, detached	60.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	11.8%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Huntersville
Poverty rate	4.4%	3.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	2002	2004