Housing density: 181 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $283,793.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,385 (lower quartile is $1,109, upper quartile is $1,732)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,265
Median gross rent in Cornwall, NY in 2022: $1,580
Housing units in Cornwall with a mortgage: 2,096 (185 second mortgage, 300 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 818
In family households: 317,442 (63,291 male householders, 28,166 female householders)
69,510 spouses, 125,783 children (119,039 natural, 2,320 adopted, 4,424 stepchildren), 6,501 grandchildren, 3,433 brothers or sisters, 3,829 parents, foster children, 5,071 other relatives, 8,812 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 43,141 (15,980 male householders (12,145 living alone)), 18,488 female householders (15,623 living alone)), 8,673 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,230 (5,044 institutionalized population)
72,993 married couples with children.
18,103 single-parent households (4,320 men, 13,783 women).
91.1% of residents of Cornwall speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,325 (9.0%)
(71.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cornwall, New York
871995 to March 2000
431990 to 1994
1001985 to 1989
291980 to 1984
671975 to 1979
361970 to 1974
981965 to 1969
251Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,351 (21.7%)
Italian: 2,879 (18.6%)
German: 2,198 (14.2%)
Other: 1,872 (12.1%)
English: 1,284 (8.3%)
Polish: 631 (4.1%)
United States: 511 (3.3%)
Scottish: 361 (2.3%)
French: 274 (1.8%)
Dutch: 254 (1.6%)
Swedish: 237 (1.5%)
Russian: 209 (1.4%)
Hungarian: 185 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 176 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 165 (1.1%)
Greek: 134 (0.9%)
French Canadian: 103 (0.7%)
Welsh: 100 (0.6%)
Danish: 95 (0.6%)
Czech: 80 (0.5%)
Ukrainian: 71 (0.5%)
Swiss: 65 (0.4%)
Slovak: 56 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 54 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 37 (0.2%)
Arab: 29 (0.2%)
West Indian: 24 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 7 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Cornwall:
14.3% (102)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
United Kingdom
Cornwall:
13.1% (93)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Ireland
Cornwall:
6.5% (46)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
Korea
Cornwall:
6.3% (45)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Germany
Cornwall:
6.3% (45)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Colombia
Cornwall:
4.9% (35)
New York:
2.9% (111,727)
Chile
Cornwall:
3.8% (27)
New York:
0.3% (12,685)
Philippines
Cornwall:
3.8% (27)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
Iran
Cornwall:
3.2% (23)
New York:
0.4% (17,323)
Japan
Cornwall:
3.1% (22)
New York:
0.8% (32,034)
Canada
Cornwall:
2.7% (19)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Bangladesh
Cornwall:
2.4% (17)
New York:
1.2% (45,277)
Jamaica
Cornwall:
2.3% (16)
New York:
5.9% (226,470)
Portugal
Cornwall:
2.1% (15)
New York:
0.3% (13,508)
Poland
Cornwall:
2.0% (14)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Netherlands
Cornwall:
1.8% (13)
New York:
0.2% (6,545)
Israel
Cornwall:
1.8% (13)
New York:
0.8% (29,390)
India
Cornwall:
1.7% (12)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
Turkey
Cornwall:
1.5% (11)
New York:
0.4% (16,228)
Mexico
Cornwall:
1.5% (11)
New York:
4.2% (161,189)
Argentina
Cornwall:
1.5% (11)
New York:
0.5% (17,906)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,937
Other state: 2,501
Northeast: 1,447
Midwest: 441
South: 447
West: 166
58% of Cornwall residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 75
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 112
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,082
Less than 1 year of college: 228
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 521
Associate degree: 275
Bachelor's degree: 707
Master's degree: 494
Professional school degree: 148
Doctorate degree: 82
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 74
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 114
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,389
Less than 1 year of college: 259
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 431
Associate degree: 374
Bachelor's degree: 814
Master's degree: 580
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 38
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,413
One, attached: 178
Two: 287
3 or 4: 346
5 to 9: 195
10 to 19: 130
20 to 49: 54
50 or more: 214
Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $59,471
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%
