Cornwells Heights

Population: 1,279
Median household income: $86,917
Median home value: $350,400

Cornwells Heights is a community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,279 residents. At $86,917, its median household income sits below Bucks County's $111,951.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cornwells Heights's population grew 8.2% from 1,182 to 1,279, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $251,700 to $350,400.

81.6% of workers drive to work alone. 64.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,279
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,917
Median home value: $350,400
Median gross rent: $1,049
Housing units: 560
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1821,279

Median household income

$45,313$86,917

Median home value

$251,700$350,400

Median gross rent

$855$1,049

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,182	$45,313	$251,700	$855
2020	1,219	$73,520	$288,000	$835
2021	1,238	$75,285	$296,800	$891
2022	1,339	$83,977	$339,100	$966
2023	1,279	$86,917	$350,400	$1,049

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	4.5%
5 to 17	215	16.8%
18 to 24	59	4.6%
25 to 34	105	8.2%
35 to 44	193	15.1%
45 to 54	165	12.9%
55 to 64	201	15.7%
65 to 74	150	11.7%
75 and over	134	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,171	91.6%
Black or African American	42	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	5.4%
High school graduate	295	31.1%
Some college or associate's	192	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	257	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	153	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	500	81.6%
Carpooled	59	9.6%
Public transit	12	2.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	11	1.8%
Worked from home	31	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	13.7%
15 to 29 min	270	46.4%
30 to 44 min	117	20.1%
45 to 59 min	40	6.9%
60+ min	75	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 21.8% (274 of 1,256)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	61.4%
Nonfamily households	216	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	560	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	364	65.0%
Renter-occupied	196	35.0%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	64.5%
1-unit, attached	38	6.8%
2 to 4 units	39	7.0%
5 to 19 units	83	14.8%
20 or more units	39	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4216272
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0771, -74.9516