Demographics of Cornelius city, Oregon

Cornelius city, Oregon had 15,520 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,699 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cornelius city, in four figures

15,520
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,255 ±39.; +21.1%
Change since July 2020: +2,699 people.; 35.1 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,273 ±$11,088
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cornelius city, Oregon's population grew 21.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cornelius city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cornelius city, Oregon's population grew 21.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cornelius city, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,821	100.0	100.0
2021	13,506	105.3	100.2
2022	14,434	112.6	100.7
2023	15,072	117.6	101.6
2024	15,292	119.3	102.5
2025	15,520	121.1	103.1

Population of Cornelius city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,821	—
2021	13,506	+685
2022	14,434	+928
2023	15,072	+638
2024	15,292	+220
2025	15,520	+228

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±2.1: for men 35.3 ±4.5 and for women 34.9 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cornelius city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	535 ±177	3.8% ±1.2	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,751 ±490	19.3% ±3.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,710 ±428	12.0% ±3.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,903 ±463	27.4% ±3.2	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,576 ±467	25.1% ±3.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,780 ±450	12.5% ±3.2	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,273 ±$11,088, and income per person $38,610 ±$4,971, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cornelius city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	100 to 512	2.1% to 10.6%	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	679 ±200	14.0% ±4.0	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	585 ±220	12.1% ±4.5	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	992 ±285	20.5% ±5.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	957 ±224	19.8% ±4.4	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	838 ±393	17.3% ±8.0	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	486 ±146	10.0% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cornelius city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	1,285 ±629	9.1% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24 to 138	0.8% to 4.2%	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	372 to 1,584	4.4% to 18.4%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	99 to 353	4.5% to 14.4%	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cornelius city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cornelius city	Oregon	United States
Housing units	4,949 ±349	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.9% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 3.7%	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±6.9	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±5.7	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$452,900 ±$20,630	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,573 ±$146	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cornelius city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,319 ±752	51.3% ±5.3	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,035 ±741	42.3% ±5.2	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 387	0% to 2.7%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	53 to 303	0.4% to 2.1%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 48	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	492 ±237	3.5% ±1.7	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cornelius city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	6,525 ±592	45.8% ±4.2	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,986 ±547	28.0% ±3.8	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	134 to 698	0.9% to 4.9%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,328 ±667	23.3% ±4.7	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,510 ±318	10.6% ±2.2	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,818 ±642	12.8% ±4.5	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cornelius city among the places of Oregon

48th of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Cornelius city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Four Corners CDP	16,275 ±1,697
Coos Bay city	15,925 ±31
Troutdale city	15,923 ±29
The Dalles city	15,917 ±23
St. Helens city	14,258 ±26
Cornelius city	14,255 ±39
Oatfield CDP	13,294 ±1,106
La Grande city	13,058 ±26
Sandy city	12,854 ±45
Gladstone city	11,977 ±29
Ontario city	11,842 ±32

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Oregon by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Oregon by foreign-born share
No. 4 Places in Oregon by homeownership rate
No. 9 Places in Oregon by median household income
No. 11 Places in Oregon by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Oregon by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026