Bethany vs Cornelius

A side-by-side comparison of Bethany and Cornelius: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethany and Cornelius are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethany has the higher population (31,700 vs 13,700 in Cornelius). Bethany has the higher median household income ($164,315 vs $90,071 in Cornelius). Bethany has the higher median home value ($699,200 vs $419,000 in Cornelius).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Cornelius
Population	31,700	13,700
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$164,315	$90,071
Median home value	$699,200	$419,000
Median gross rent	$2,227	$1,475
Housing units	11,335	4,673
Homeownership rate	66.6%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Cornelius
Population	26,501 → 31,700 (+19.6%)	12,638 → 13,700 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$135,800 → $164,315 (+21.0%)	$67,207 → $90,071 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$557,300 → $699,200 (+25.5%)	$263,000 → $419,000 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,682 → $2,227 (+32.4%)	$1,102 → $1,475 (+33.8%)

Bethany

Population

26,50131,700

Median household income

$135,800$164,315

Median home value

$557,300$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,682$2,227

Cornelius

Population

12,63813,700

Median household income

$67,207$90,071

Median home value

$263,000$419,000

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Cornelius
Under 5	6.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	23.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.9%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.9%	17.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	4.3%	10.0%
75 and over	4.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Cornelius
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	41.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	40.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	52.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Cornelius
No high school diploma	2.1%	23.1%
High school graduate	9.4%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37.8%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Cornelius
Drove alone	56.5%	70.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	12.2%
Public transit	2.2%	5.7%
Walked	1.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	34.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Cornelius
1-unit, detached	69.3%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	6.6%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Cornelius
Poverty rate	3.7%	9.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	2003	1990