Despite being a small city, Cornelius has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Cornelius's cultural character, accounting for 27.09% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Cornelius is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
