With 1,307 people, Cornell is a city in Wisconsin. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $155,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 29% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Renters pay $798 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,192, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% 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 Cornell
What changed most since 1990
Population1,541 → 1,307(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
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)29.1%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(41)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 86 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
1,541
$48,971
$87,363
11.4%
2.4
2000
1,466
$55,907
$102,377
10.8%
4.2
2010
1,467
$63,936
$132,924
12.5%
6.1
2020
1,453
$55,390
$119,749
9.9%
15.2
2024
1,307
$55,192
$155,800
14.1%
6.8
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.
