Cornelia, GA Demographic Data
Cornelia, GA Summary
Cornelia is located in Habersham County in Georgia
- Population: 4,179
- Area: 3.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,049.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,477.36 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cornelia, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,400
57%
50.8
Male
1,804
43%
49.2
Total Population
4,204
323,128,000
Cornelia, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
550
13.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
398
9.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
368
8.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
348
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
235
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
458
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
467
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
433
10.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
158
3.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
204
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
260
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
278
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
47
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,719
64.7%
77.2
Female
1,613
59.3%
51.3
Male
1,106
40.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,464
58.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
757
18.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
585
13.9%
15.2
Female
396
67.7%
55.8
Male
189
32.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
Cornelia, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,997
95.1%
96.8
White
3,036
72.2%
72.6
Black or African American
185
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
70
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
70
1.7%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
706
16.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
207
4.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,329
31.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,037
24.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
292
6.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,875
68.4%
82.2
Cornelia, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
459
19.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
152
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,005
43.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
227
9.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
157
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
128
5.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
177
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
611
26.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,694
73.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
305
13.3%
31.2
Cornelia, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
746
25.8%
33.7%
Now Married
1,285
44.5%
47.5
Divorced
424
14.7%
11.0%
Separated
45
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
388
13.4
5.8%
Cornelia, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,498
68.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,156
31.6%
21.6%
Spanish
1,017
27.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
132
3.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cornelia, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
206
14.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
111
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
375
27.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
211
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
201
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
93
6.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
119
8.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
42
3.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
14
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
25,000
57,617
Per capita income
12,464
31,128
Cornelia, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
222
17.9%
9.8
Construction
156
12.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
102
8.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
18
1.5%
6.6
Information
18
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
187
15.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
115
9.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
133
10.7%
11.4
Public administration
48
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
171
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
26
2.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
30
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
154
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
236
19.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
226
18.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
333
26.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
292
23.5%
18.1%
Cornelia, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,220
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
855
70.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
198
16.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
44
3.6%
5.1
Walked
16
1.3%
2.7
Other means
40
3.3%
1.8
Worked at home
67
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Cornelia, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
167
12.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
443
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
643
46.5%
37.1
3 or more
131
9.5%
21.0
Cornelia, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,384
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
731
52.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
653
47.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
255
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Cornelia, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,639
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
26
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
151
9.2%
9.1
4 rooms
460
28.1%
16.5
5 rooms
364
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
296
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
207
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
50
3.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
85
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cornelia, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,639
1-unit, detached
1,066
65.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
2.4%
5.9
2-units
127
7.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
180
11.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
116
7.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
103
6.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cornelia, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
129
7.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
39
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
260
15.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
276
16.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
202
12.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
233
14.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
305
18.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
177
10.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
18
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cornelia, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
415
30.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
42
3.0%
4.7
Electricity
859
62.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
48
3.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cornelia, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
304
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
5
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
8
2.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
4.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
7.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
98
32.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
156
51.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
117
38.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
2.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
114
37.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cornelia, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
577
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
18
3.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
146
25.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
413
71.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
76
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
667
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
16
3.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
103
19.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
72
13.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
64
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
211
40.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
136
0.0%
0.0%
Cornelia, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
731
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
147
20.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
119
16.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
184
25.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
195
26.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
60
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
26
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
119,300
205,000