Cornell is a city of 389 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The typical home is worth $92,200, having risen by half since 2000. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. 22.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. People stay put here: 97% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cornell
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.7% → 22.5%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population534 → 389(−27%)US over the same years: +35%
White share100.0% → 92.8%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)41.9%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 31 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
Cornell, decade by decade
Cornell 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
534
$56,627
$85,682
12.8%
0.0
2000
511
$82,545
$104,199
8.4%
4.8
2010
467
$77,848
$111,777
19.6%
14.5
2020
446
$61,359
$90,176
11.9%
25.9
2024
389
$68,750
$92,200
13.2%
17.1
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.
