Cornell

Population: 419
Median household income: $64,286
Median home value: $83,800

Cornell, a community in Livingston County, Illinois, has 419 residents. The median household income of $64,286 is below the Livingston County median ($70,796).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cornell's population declined 14.0% from 487 to 419, while its median home value rose 11.4% from $75,200 to $83,800.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 419
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,286
Median home value: $83,800
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 201
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

487419

Median household income

$47,708$64,286

Median home value

$75,200$83,800

Median gross rent

$908$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	487	$47,708	$75,200	$908
2020	428	$50,625	$74,400	$917
2021	387	$52,292	$70,900	$838
2022	439	$62,750	$83,400	$950
2023	419	$64,286	$83,800	$871

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	10.7%
5 to 17	55	13.1%
18 to 24	49	11.7%
25 to 34	61	14.6%
35 to 44	57	13.6%
45 to 54	38	9.1%
55 to 64	48	11.5%
65 to 74	41	9.8%
75 and over	25	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390	93.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	4.8%
High school graduate	117	43.3%
Some college or associate's	95	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	39	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	70.6%
Carpooled	20	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	1	0.5%
Worked from home	34	17.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	28.8%
15 to 29 min	75	46.0%
30 to 44 min	20	12.3%
45 to 59 min	18	11.0%
60+ min	3	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 20.1% (84 of 417)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	70.2%
Nonfamily households	50	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	83.6%
Vacant	33	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125	74.4%
Renter-occupied	43	25.6%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1716405
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9920, -88.7299