Cornelia is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,004 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cornelia is the 161st largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Cornelia isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cornelia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cornelia is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cornelia who work in teaching (13.01%), office and administrative support (9.97%), and sales jobs (8.39%). Being a small city, Cornelia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Cornelia who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.65% of the adults in Cornelia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Cornelia in 2022 was $27,224, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,896 for a family of four. However, Cornelia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cornelia also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.66% of its population below the federal poverty line.Cornelia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cornelia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cornelia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cornelia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cornelia include English, European, Irish, German, and Welsh. In addition, Cornelia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.42%). The most common language spoken in Cornelia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
