Cornelius Town, North Carolina

Cornelius Town is one of the town of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 11969 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 24487, It is the 57th largest in terms of population. It has total area of 8.74 miē (22.64 kmē), of which, 8.46 square miles (21.91 kmē) of it is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 kmē) of it is water, making it North Carolina's 87th largest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 11969 people, 5113 households, and 3377 families residing in the town. The population density was 1415.5 people per square mile (546.53/kmē), it is the 87th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of North Carolina. There were 5716 housing units at an average density of 675.7 per square mile (260.89/kmē). The average household size was 2.34 people, and the average family size was 2.87 people. In the town Age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 97.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 98.2 females. The median age is 37.4 years, The median age of males was 37 years, for females the median age was 37.9 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 10969 White, 673 Black or African American, 25 American Indian, 148 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, 88 from two or more races and 60 Ohter races.

Cornelius town North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Cornelius town North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Cornelius Town North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $71259, making it the 16th highest town by median household income in North Carolina. The median income for a family in the town was $89945, it is 11th wealthiest town by median family income in North Carolina. The per capita income for the town was $45023, it is 11th wealthiest town by per capita income in North Carolina. The median income is $38798, The median income for males was $50951 versus $30168 for females.

In 2000, 2711 pupils and students, of which 48.99% are male and 51.01% are female, 22.65% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 11.29% nursery or pri school, 4.91% kindergarten, 40.1% elementary school, 19.73% high school and 23.98% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census11969
April 2000 Estimate13859
July 2000 Estimate14177
July 2001 Estimate15397
July 2002 Estimate16435
July 2003 Estimate17482
July 2004 Estimate18685
July 2005 Estimate20308
July 2006 Estimate21786
July 2007 Estimate23353
July 2008 Estimate24487
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school171135306
Kindergarten7855133
Elementary school5735141087
High school199336535
College or graduate school307343650
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Cornelius town, North Carolina$71259$89945$45023
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina$50579$60608$27352
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587