Cornelia is home to 4,992 people in Georgia. 30.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 49%. 1,318 more people live here than in 2000. The median household earns $39,775, about 52% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,775, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cornelia
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate15.8% → 30.3%(+14.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share0.8% → 25.0%(+24.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.8% → 19.1%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Cornelia's population equals 10% of Habersham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 37% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.7%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(51)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 136 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cornelia, decade by decade
Cornelia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,180
$49,837
$137,044
15.8%
46.9
2000
3,674
$56,674
$152,473
17.4%
66.0
2010
4,160
$42,731
$186,583
20.8%
75.2
2020
4,503
$56,688
$171,867
18.4%
78.4
2024
4,992
$39,775
$231,900
19.1%
74.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
