Cornelius is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 14,981 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cornelius is the 43rd largest community in Oregon.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cornelius is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.89% of the Cornelius workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cornelius is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cornelius who work in office and administrative support (8.37%), sales jobs (7.97%), and management occupations (5.61%). Also of interest is that Cornelius has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Cornelius, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Cornelius is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, the citizens of Cornelius rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.76% of adults 25 and older in Cornelius have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Cornelius in 2022 was $34,549, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,196 for a family of four. However, Cornelius contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cornelius is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cornelius home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Cornelius, accounting for 48.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cornelius residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cornelius include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch. Cornelius also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.09%. The most common language spoken in Cornelius is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
