Demographics
Cornelius is surrounded by rolling hills, farms and vineyards. It is nestled between Hillsboro and Forest Grove and located just over an hour from the Pacific Ocean, 45 minutes from Portland, and two hours from the Mt Hood recreation area.It is a growing city that has maintained its agricultural heritage. Its farming community serves farmers from all over the Portland metro area, the Oregon coast, and as far as Cowlitz County in Washington.
Visitors can u-pick, stop at a roadside farm store, enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine, play a round at Forest Hills or Pumpkin Ridge golf course, and then top it off with a film or concert in the park or the library. Residents can enjoy a small town feel and still have a quick commute to large employers like Nike and Intel.
- Incorporated: 1893
- Area: 2.0 square miles
- Population: 13,498
- Households: 3,339
- Median Household Income: $67,207
- Household size: 3.46
- Owner Occupied Housing: 78.5%
- New Households expected with the next 5 years: 1,100
- Race: 53.9% Hispanic or Latino, 40.1% White Alone, 2.9% Asian alone, 0.8% Black alone, Two or more races 2.9%
- Median Age: 32
- Youth under 18 years old: 29.0%
- Residents within 10 miles: 250,525
