Cornelius is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 12,108 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Cornelius is the 45th largest community in Oregon.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cornelius is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.4% of the Cornelius workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Cornelius is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cornelius who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.35%), sales jobs (8.46%), and management occupations (5.17%).

Cornelius is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Cornelius Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Cornelius is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.18% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cornelius in 2000 was $17,549, 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 $70,196 for a family of four.

Cornelius is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cornelius home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cornelius is White, followed by Asian. Cornelius also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.31% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Cornelius include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cornelius's cultural character, accounting for 21.01% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Cornelius is English. Some people also speak Spanish.