About Cornelia

Cornelia is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,925 people and just one neighborhood, Cornelia is the 98th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cornelia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.0% of the Cornelia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Cornelia is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Cornelia who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.80%), sales jobs (9.22%), and management occupations (6.81%).

Cornelia is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Cornelia, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.67% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Cornelia Information and Demographics

The education level of Cornelia citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.81% of adults 25 and older in Cornelia have a college degree.

The per capita income in Cornelia in 2000 was $19,018, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,072 for a family of four.

Cornelia is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cornelia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cornelia is White, followed by Asian. Cornelia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.87% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Cornelia include English, Irish, and German.

In addition, Cornelia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.46%).

The most common language spoken in Cornelia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.