City profile · Pennsylvania · Census ACS 2023

Cornwall, PA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cornwall - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,602
Residents
$102,861
Median income
$307,400
Median home
$1,411
Median rent (state)

Cornwall - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Cornwall places in the 79th percentile for household income and the 98th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

79th
percentile, household income
66th
percentile, home value
55th
percentile, median rent
98th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cornwall, PA

Pennsylvania's Cornwall is a small town, with 4,602 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Cornwall households earn a median of $102,861 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.3%. Cornwall's housing stock carries a median value of $307,400, and the median resident age is 56.6 years. Educational attainment runs 45.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 50.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Cornwall reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 73.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.6 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,411 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Pennsylvania's average monthly utility costs around $260 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 79.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

4,602 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Pennsylvania

Median Household Income

$102,861 /yr

Poverty 4.3%

Cost of Living Index (state)

97.6 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average

How does Cornwall compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cornwall stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 79% higher than other cities
Home value 66% pricier than other cities
Median rent 55% pricier than other cities
Safety 98% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Pennsylvania and the picture shifts: Cornwall ranks #36 of 402 Pennsylvania cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Cornwall against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Pennsylvania-relative analysis

Bachelor's Degree or Higher places Cornwall toward the top of Pennsylvania's cities

Among the 1,861 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Cornwall ranks #205 - the 89th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Cornwall only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#223 of 1,765
87th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#504 of 1,865
71st percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Home Value
#217 of 1,790
88th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#1,064 of 1,856
42nd percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#205 of 1,861
89th percentile in Pennsylvania

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

79thIncome percentile
98thSafety percentile

79th percentile nationally for median household income · 98th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Cornwall's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Cornwall's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 72 Avg. percentile National median
Cornwall's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Cornwall's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$307,400 34th percentile more affordable than 34% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cornwall $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cornwall, PA Cornwall, PA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cornwall, PA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cornwall, PA median $102,861/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cornwall, PA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cornwall, PA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 45.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 4.3%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 50.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,602
Median Income
$102,861
Median Home Value
$307,400
Median Age
56.6
Poverty Rate
4.3%
Labor force participation
50.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
45.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
73.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
44.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
29.4
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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4,550 residents4,600 residents4,650 residents4,700 residents4,750 residents 202020212022202320242025 4,599 residents 4,698 residents ▲ +2.2%
Cornwall's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
73.1%
Carpool
9.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
12.7%
Other
3.9%

Based on 1,955 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Pennsylvania - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$120
avg/month
Natural Gas
$88
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$52
avg/month
Total Utilities
$260
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Pennsylvania state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Pennsylvania state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cornwall sits in

Cost of Living Index
97.6
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,411/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
79.9 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Pennsylvania

East Petersburg
4,575 people
Lorane
4,633 people
West Pittston
4,645 people
Boalsburg
4,653 people
Sellersville
4,545 people
West Reading
4,537 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cornwall's 4,602 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Lexington, MO
4,602 people
South Tucson, AZ
4,601 people
Noyack, NY
4,601 people
Belfair, WA
4,601 people
Waterloo, NY
4,600 people
Deer Park, WA
4,605 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cornwall's $102,861 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Moscow, MD
$102,868 median income
Sicklerville, NJ
$102,881 median income
Rutland, MA
$102,885 median income
Fort Meade, MD
$102,886 median income
North Lynnwood, WA
$102,888 median income
Summitview, WA
$102,830 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cornwall, PA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cornwall, PA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 93.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3% White 93.2% Black or African American 0.6% Asian 0.2% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 2.3% Two or more races 3.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cornwall compares to nearby Pennsylvania cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cornwall (this city) 4,602 $102,861
East Petersburg 4,575 $86,614
Lorane 4,633 $86,064
West Pittston 4,645 $62,431
Census ACS 5-year FIPS PA FBI UCR NCES CCD OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cornwall, PA?

What is the population of Cornwall, PA? +

4,602 people live in Cornwall, PA according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cornwall, PA? +

Cornwall households earn a median of $102,861 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cornwall? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cornwall; the closest available measure is the Pennsylvania state average, a cost of living index of 97.6 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Pennsylvania vary by metro area.

Is Cornwall, PA safe? +

Cornwall has a total crime rate of 73.4 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Cornwall, PA? +

Cornwall's median home value sits at $307,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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