Cornelius vs Matthews

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

Cornelius and Matthews 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 29,959 in Matthews). Cornelius has the higher median household income ($114,688 vs $105,579 in Matthews). Cornelius has the higher median home value ($512,400 vs $406,800 in Matthews).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Matthews
Population	32,009	29,959
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$114,688	$105,579
Median home value	$512,400	$406,800
Median gross rent	$1,571	$1,670
Housing units	14,777	11,945
Homeownership rate	69.7%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Matthews
Population	29,256 → 32,009 (+9.4%)	32,044 → 29,959 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$90,542 → $114,688 (+26.7%)	$84,594 → $105,579 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$322,400 → $512,400 (+58.9%)	$265,300 → $406,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,571 (+28.9%)	$1,279 → $1,670 (+30.6%)

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

Matthews

Population

32,04429,959

Median household income

$84,594$105,579

Median home value

$265,300$406,800

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Matthews
Under 5	4.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.6%
75 and over	7.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	70.3%
Black or African American	4.5%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Matthews
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	11.4%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Matthews
Drove alone	66.2%	71.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	15.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Matthews
1-unit, detached	60.8%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	12.7%
20 or more units	11.8%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Matthews
Poverty rate	4.4%	4.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	2002	1993