Cornelius vs Mint Hill

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

Cornelius and Mint Hill 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 26,954 in Mint Hill). Cornelius has the higher median household income ($114,688 vs $99,272 in Mint Hill). Cornelius has the higher median home value ($512,400 vs $386,900 in Mint Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
Population	32,009	26,954
Median age	44.8 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$114,688	$99,272
Median home value	$512,400	$386,900
Median gross rent	$1,571	$1,498
Housing units	14,777	10,888
Homeownership rate	69.7%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
Population	29,256 → 32,009 (+9.4%)	26,697 → 26,954 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$90,542 → $114,688 (+26.7%)	$75,084 → $99,272 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$322,400 → $512,400 (+58.9%)	$268,300 → $386,900 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,571 (+28.9%)	$1,173 → $1,498 (+27.7%)

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

Mint Hill

Population

26,69726,954

Median household income

$75,084$99,272

Median home value

$268,300$386,900

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,498

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
Under 5	4.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.1%
75 and over	7.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	66.3%
Black or African American	4.5%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
No high school diploma	3.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	11.4%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
Drove alone	66.2%	67.2%
Carpooled	4.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	22.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
1-unit, detached	60.8%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	11.8%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Mint Hill
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	2002	1991