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.
The citizens of Cornelius are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.76% of adults in Cornelius have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
