COMPARING TWO PLACES
Norfolk vs Cornelia
PLACE A
Norfolk, NE
VS
PLACE B
Cornelia, GA
Norfolk and Cornelia are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cornelia has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
NORFOLKCORNELIADIFFERENCE
Total population49,22850,416−2% vs Cornelia
Population density31182−151
Population growth1.0%6.9%−6.0 pts
Median age38.139.4−1.3
Male50.0%47.4%+2.6 pts
Female50.0%52.6%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%9.4%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.1%75.4%+5.7 pts
Black0.6%3.2%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.2%16.1%−2.9 pts
Asian1.1%2.3%−1.2 pts
Other4.0%3.0%+1.0 pts
Median household income$66,609$67,309−$700
Per capita income$36,224$32,241+$3,983
Poverty rate11.8%14.1%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%24.6%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree7.8%10.3%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%2.7%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation67.0%56.0%+11.0 pts
Median home value$205,057$238,300−$33,243
Median gross rent$884$974−$90
Owner-occupied68.9%72.8%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%12.2%−5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.1%37.0%−4.0 pts
Average commute16.127.7−11.6
Worked from home6.2%9.6%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.9%14.5%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025