Cornelius vs Pineville

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

Cornelius and Pineville 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 10,780 in Pineville). Cornelius has the higher median household income ($114,688 vs $64,257 in Pineville). Cornelius has the higher median home value ($512,400 vs $344,700 in Pineville).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Pineville
Population	32,009	10,780
Median age	44.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,688	$64,257
Median home value	$512,400	$344,700
Median gross rent	$1,571	$1,467
Housing units	14,777	5,062
Homeownership rate	69.7%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.6%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Pineville
Population	29,256 → 32,009 (+9.4%)	8,749 → 10,780 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$90,542 → $114,688 (+26.7%)	$52,967 → $64,257 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$322,400 → $512,400 (+58.9%)	$219,800 → $344,700 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,571 (+28.9%)	$1,104 → $1,467 (+32.9%)

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

Pineville

Population

8,74910,780

Median household income

$52,967$64,257

Median home value

$219,800$344,700

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Pineville
Under 5	4.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	20.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.5%
75 and over	7.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Pineville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	44.9%
Black or African American	4.5%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	21.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Pineville
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	11.4%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Pineville
Drove alone	66.2%	63.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	8.4%
Public transit	0.7%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	20.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Pineville
1-unit, detached	60.8%	36.6%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	21.5%
20 or more units	11.8%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Pineville
Poverty rate	4.4%	14.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	2002	2000