Cornell vs Jim Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Cornell and Jim Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Cornell and Jim Falls are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cornell has the higher population (1,331 vs 247 in Jim Falls). Jim Falls has the higher median household income ($103,250 vs $60,667 in Cornell). Jim Falls has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $142,100 in Cornell).

Population, income & housing

	Cornell	Jim Falls
Population	1,331	247
Median age	38.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,667	$103,250
Median home value	$142,100	$188,200
Median gross rent	$796	$980
Housing units	605	123
Homeownership rate	75.5%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornell	Jim Falls
Population	1,781 → 1,331 (-25.3%)	210 → 247 (+17.6%)
Median household income	$47,264 → $60,667 (+28.4%)	$40,179 → $103,250 (+157.0%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $142,100 (+46.3%)	$118,000 → $188,200 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $796 (+32.9%)	$513 → $980 (+91.0%)

Cornell

Population

1,7811,331

Median household income

$47,264$60,667

Median home value

$97,100$142,100

Median gross rent

$599$796

Jim Falls

Population

210247

Median household income

$40,179$103,250

Median home value

$118,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$513$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornell	Jim Falls
Under 5	5.3%	20.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	3.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	25.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	4.0%
55 to 64	17.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.6%
75 and over	10.7%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornell	Jim Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornell	Jim Falls
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.8%
High school graduate	36.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornell	Jim Falls
Drove alone	78.1%	64.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	18.3%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornell	Jim Falls
1-unit, detached	84.1%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornell	Jim Falls
Poverty rate	12.5%	5.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1961	1949