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Cornell, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Cornell is a Census city of 1,307 people across 3.79 square miles of land, in Chippewa County. Median household income is $55,192, 70.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cornell
What Cornell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.79 sq mi
- Water area0.53 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land345
- County holding the largest share of its areaChippewa 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.
Cornell
How many people live in Cornell
- Population1,307
- Median age39.9 plus or minus 9.2
- Population under 18267 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over289 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households592
- Family households357
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cornell
Income and work in Cornell
- Median household income$55,192 plus or minus $13,358
- Per capita income$34,374
- Civilian labor force670
- Employed667
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over931
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cornell
Housing in Cornell
- Housing units643
- Occupied units592
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied420
- Renter occupied172 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate70.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$798
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units552
- Share single family85.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cornell
How Cornell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute616
- Commuting under 15 minutes218 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more254 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.2 percent
- Drove alone81.4 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cornell
SBA loans in Cornell (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,253,000
- Average approval$417,667
- Median approval$243,000
- Largest approval$960,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cornell, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Cornell
Flood risk in Cornell
- NFIP communityCity of Cornell
- NFIP community number550045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/14
The City of Cornell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550045 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.
Chippewa County, not Cornell
Chippewa County context, not Cornell figures
- Establishments in Chippewa County1,660
- Covered employment, Chippewa County26,613
- Average annual pay, Chippewa County$53,189
- Housing units permitted, Chippewa County364
Every figure in this section is published for Chippewa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cornell.
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.
Coverage
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
Cornell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cornell, Wisconsin?
1,307, in 592 households. Cornell city covers 3.79 square miles of land, which is 345 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cornell in?
Chippewa 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 Cornell?
$55,192. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,800. Median gross rent is $798 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cornell businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $243,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cornell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cornell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cornell. Only 0 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 Cornell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cornell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cornell, city of, community 550045, 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 Cornell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chippewa 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 Cornell.
Is zoning published for Cornell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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