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Cornelius, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Cornelius is a Census town of 32,783 people across 12.69 square miles of land, in Mecklenburg County. Median household income is $113,767, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 84 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cornelius
What Cornelius is
- Census place typetown
- Land area12.69 sq mi
- Water area0.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,582
- County holding the largest share of its areaMecklenburg County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cornelius
- Population32,783
- Median age44.0
- Population under 187,161
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,554
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households13,884
- Family households9,164
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cornelius
- Median household income$113,767
- Per capita income$77,539
- Civilian labor force17,393
- Employed16,967
- Unemployed426 plus or minus 180
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over23,692
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cornelius
- Housing units14,956
- Occupied units13,884
- Vacant units1,072 plus or minus 272
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied9,650
- Renter occupied4,234
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$559,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,722
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units10,417
- Share single family69.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,426
- Share in buildings of two or more29.6 percent
- Mobile homes113 plus or minus 89
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cornelius gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,052
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,483
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,414
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.6 percent
- Drove alone63.8 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home28.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cornelius (7(a))
- Approvals84
- Gross approval$56,759,400
- Average approval$675,707
- Median approval$339,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,515,600
- Largest approval$4,338,500
- Jobs supported927
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full15
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.1 percent
- Share to franchises27.4 percent
- Distinct lenders37
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cornelius, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Cornelius (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$10,471,000
- Average approval$805,462
- Median approval$707,000
- Largest approval$2,936,000
- Jobs supported143
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cornelius, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cornelius
- NFIP communityTown of Cornelius
- NFIP community number370498
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/18
The Town of Cornelius participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370498 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mecklenburg County, not Cornelius
Mecklenburg County context, not Cornelius figures
- Establishments in Mecklenburg County36,472
- Covered employment, Mecklenburg County788,436
- Average annual pay, Mecklenburg County$88,111
- Housing units permitted, Mecklenburg County11,969
Every figure in this section is published for Mecklenburg County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cornelius.
All Mecklenburg County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cornelius questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cornelius, North Carolina?
32,783, in 13,884 households. Cornelius town covers 12.69 square miles of land, which is 2,582 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cornelius in?
Mecklenburg County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cornelius?
$113,767. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $559,400. Median gross rent is $1,722 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cornelius businesses?
84 7(a) approvals totaling $56.8 m since FY2020, across 37 lenders, median approval $339,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $10.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cornelius, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cornelius borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cornelius. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cornelius in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cornelius appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cornelius, town of, community 370498, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cornelius figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mecklenburg County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cornelius.
Is zoning published for Cornelius?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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