Overview
12,893
Total Population
37.4
Median age
52.18%
Female population %
91.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
44.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
6,546
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Cornelius's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Cornelius is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Cornelius's population under 18 was 24.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Cornelius's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Cornelius, 18.72% were under the age of 15, 23.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.83% aged 30 to 64, 11.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.97% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 561 more females than males in Cornelius:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.18% females and 47.82% males in Cornelius, OR.
- The Cornelius, OR gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 698.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 754.

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Race / Ethnicity
Cornelius's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Cornelius population: 62.07% are White, 1.32% are Black or African American, 1.99% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.90% are Asian, 28.05% are some other race and 4.67% are multiracial.
- Cornelius's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 6,546 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,347 (49.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Cornelius is White with a population of 8,003 (62.07% of the total population).

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Year by year
Cornelius's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 14,431 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Cornelius's population increased by 2,237 (23.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Cornelius's population increased by 847 (7.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cornelius's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,696.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)