Cornell

Population: 1,331
Median household income: $60,667
Median home value: $142,100

Cornell is a community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, home to 1,331 residents. The median household income of $60,667 is below the Chippewa County median ($74,009).

From 2019 to 2023, Cornell's population declined 25.3% from 1,781 to 1,331, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $97,100 to $142,100.

78.1% of workers drive to work alone. 84.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,331
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,667
Median home value: $142,100
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 605
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7811,331

Median household income

$47,264$60,667

Median home value

$97,100$142,100

Median gross rent

$599$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,781	$47,264	$97,100	$599
2020	1,597	$45,700	$98,800	$617
2021	1,525	$53,750	$105,700	$653
2022	1,395	$59,375	$123,200	$788
2023	1,331	$60,667	$142,100	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	5.3%
5 to 17	222	16.7%
18 to 24	108	8.1%
25 to 34	173	13.0%
35 to 44	168	12.6%
45 to 54	106	8.0%
55 to 64	232	17.4%
65 to 74	109	8.2%
75 and over	143	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,293	97.1%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	7	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's44.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	7.1%
High school graduate	337	36.2%
Some college or associate's	410	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	73	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	498	78.1%
Carpooled	64	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	3.9%
Bicycle	8	1.3%
Worked from home	38	6.0%
Other means	5	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	34.0%
15 to 29 min	135	22.5%
30 to 44 min	148	24.7%
45 to 59 min	51	8.5%
60+ min	62	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.5% (161 of 1,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	355	63.8%
Nonfamily households	201	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	556	91.9%
Vacant	49	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	420	75.5%
Renter-occupied	136	24.5%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	509	84.1%
1-unit, attached	11	1.8%
2 to 4 units	42	6.9%
5 to 19 units	7	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5517100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 45.1638, -91.1504